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        "id": 1676272,
        "msgid": "raids-on-homes-of-7-suspects-in-petral-corruption-case-ags-office-seizes-evidence-documents-1776149466",
        "date": "2026-04-14 12:32:26",
        "title": "Raids on Homes of 7 Suspects in Petral Corruption Case, AG's Office Seizes Evidence Documents",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Attorney General's Office (AGO) conducted searches on the residences of seven suspects involved in the corruption case concerning the procurement of crude oil by Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral) from 2013 to 2018, seizing documents and electronic evidence for further analysis. The suspects include oil tycoon Mohammad Riza Chalid and his associate IRW, who allegedly exploited leaked internal information to manipulate tenders, leading to non-competitive procurement and inflated prices for fuel products like Ron 88 and Ron 92. This case highlights ongoing efforts to combat corruption in Indonesia's state-owned energy sector, potentially impacting fuel supply chains and consumer costs.",
        "content": "<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office (AGO) has conducted searches on the\nhomes of seven suspects in the corruption case involving the procurement\nof crude oil by Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral) for the period\n2013-2018.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Investigation for the Deputy Attorney General for Special\nCrimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, stated that the searches were carried\nout on Thursday (9\/4) last week, following the determination of suspect\nstatus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe searches were conducted at the respective residences of the\nsuspects,\u201d he told reporters on Tuesday (14\/4).<\/p>\n<p>During the searches, he said, investigators also seized several items\nof evidence related to the corruption case. The evidence will be\nanalysed before being submitted to the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDocuments and electronic evidence were seized from the homes of the\nsuspects,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the AGO named seven individuals as suspects in the\ncorruption case of crude oil procurement by Pertamina Energy Trading\nLimited (Petral) for the period 2013-2018.<\/p>\n<p>Two of them are the oil boss Mohammad Riza Chalid and IRW, the\nright-hand man of Riza Chalid, who is also a director at Gold Manor,\nVeritaOil, and Global Energy Resources companies.<\/p>\n<p>The case began when Petral officials leaked internal company\nconfidential information regarding crude oil and gasoline needs.<\/p>\n<p>That information was then exploited by Riza Chalid to influence the\nprocurement process or tender for crude oil, refinery products, and\ntransportation. As a result, tender conditioning and HPS value\ninformation occurred.<\/p>\n<p>That conditioning then caused prices to become expensive because the\nprocurement became uncompetitive. Through that collusion, an MoU was\nproduced between Petral and Riza Chalid\u2019s companies to supply refinery\noil products from 2012 to 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The actions of the suspects are deemed to have prolonged the fuel\nsupply chain process, impacting the increase in prices for Ron 88 or\npremium products and Ron 92 or Pertamax.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/raids-on-homes-of-7-suspects-in-petral-corruption-case-ags-office-seizes-evidence-documents-1776149466",
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