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    "data": {
        "id": 1668019,
        "msgid": "modus-operandi-of-tender-manipulation-in-the-petral-corruption-case-1775753450",
        "date": "2026-04-09 22:50:00",
        "title": "Modus Operandi of Tender Manipulation in the Petral Corruption Case",
        "author": "Indriyani Astuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has uncovered a scheme involving tender manipulation in the alleged corruption case concerning the procurement of crude oil and refined products by Pertamina Energy Trading Ltd (Petral) from 2008 to 2015, leading to state and Pertamina losses through inflated prices, particularly for gasoline products. Seven suspects have been named, including businessman Mohammad Riza Chalid and several Pertamina officials, who allegedly leaked confidential information and issued guidelines to favour Chalid's interests. This case highlights ongoing issues of corruption in Indonesia's state-owned energy sector, with calls for swift legal action against the suspects.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) has revealed the modus operandi\nof tender manipulation in the alleged corruption case involving the\nprocurement of crude oil and refined products at Pertamina Energy\nTrading Ltd (Petral) from 2008 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Investigation for Special Crimes, Deputy Attorney General\nSyarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that the case came to light when\ninvestigators discovered leaks of internal confidential information from\nPetral Energy Services (PES) regarding crude oil requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, the AGO has named seven suspects, including Mohammad\nRiza Chalid (MRC), the owner of the company, and IRW, the director of\ncompanies owned by Riza. Both are suspected of influencing the tenders\nfor crude oil, refined products, and transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMRC and IRW communicated with procurement officials at both Petral\nand Pertamina,\u201d Syarief stated in Jakarta on Thursday (9\/4).<\/p>\n<p>The tender manipulation also involved information on estimated\nprices, leading to mark-ups and inflated costs.<\/p>\n<p>Other suspects from Pertamina, namely BBG, AGS, NRD, and MLY, issued\nguidelines that contradicted the minutes of the Pertamina board meeting,\nwith the aim of accommodating Riza Chalid\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<p>Another suspect from PES, assisted by company YR, agreed on a\nMemorandum of Understanding for the supply of refined products from 2012\nto 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The conditioned tenders resulted in higher crude oil prices,\nparticularly for gasoline 88 (premium) and gasoline 92, causing losses\nto the state and PT Pertamina.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/modus-operandi-of-tender-manipulation-in-the-petral-corruption-case-1775753450",
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