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    "data": {
        "id": 1771240,
        "msgid": "former-kpk-commissioner-confident-attorney-generals-office-will-thoroughly-investigate-aseng-mining-1780020840",
        "date": "2026-05-29 07:23:39",
        "title": "Former KPK Commissioner Confident Attorney General's Office Will Thoroughly Investigate Aseng Mining Corruption Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Former KPK Commissioner Saut Situmorang has stated that the Attorney General's Office must investigate all parties involved in a mining permit corruption case, not just the suspect Aseng. He emphasised that permit issuers and any government officials providing protection should be thoroughly probed, in line with President Prabowo's directives. The case highlights ongoing issues with illegal mining practices and regulatory oversight in West Kalimantan.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office (Kejagung) investigation team is\nhandling a suspected corruption case involving the mismanagement of\nmining business permits (IUP) for PT Quality Succes Sejahtera (QSS) in\nWest Kalimantan. Prosecutors from the Attorney General\u2019s Office\u2019s\nSpecial Crimes Unit (Jampidsus) have named mining businessman Sudianto,\nalias Aseng, as a suspect. Former KPK Deputy Commissioner Saut\nSitumorang believes the handling of illegal mining cases cannot stop at\na single suspect, particularly when the case involves permits. \u201cGiven\nthe structure of permit issuance, there must be a link to the\npermit-granting authorities. Therefore, it\u2019s impossible for Aseng to be\nthe only suspect,\u201d Saut told journalists on Thursday, 28 May 2026.\nAccording to Saut, law enforcement agencies are likely focusing on\nproving the core crime before expanding the investigation to other\nsuspected parties. \u201cI believe the prosecutors\u2019 strategy is the same: the\ncrime has occurred, now it\u2019s a matter of identifying who did what,\u201d he\nsaid. He added that the practice of discrepancies between the actual\nmining location and the area stated in the permit is not new in the\nmining industry. \u201cThe mismatch between mining sites and permit locations\nis common; illegal mining typically involves either incorrect locations\nor lack of permits,\u201d he explained. Thus, Saut stressed that law\nenforcement must thoroughly investigate the permit issuers. If there is\nany backing or protection from relevant parties, it must be fully\ninvestigated, as per President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s instructions. \u201cIn this\ncase, the focus should be on the permit issuers. Businesspeople will do\nwhatever it takes, so the question is: who are the government officials\nresponsible for issuing the permits\u2014ministry or regional authorities?\u201d\nhe insisted. In 2016, Saut explained that authority over mining permits\nwas in a transitional phase between central and regional governments,\nmeaning investigators must determine which entity held jurisdiction when\nthe permit was issued. \u201cIn 2016, I recall mining permits were under\ncentral government control, though regional authorities could also issue\nthem. It depends on who had malicious intent,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/former-kpk-commissioner-confident-attorney-generals-office-will-thoroughly-investigate-aseng-mining-1780020840",
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