Attorney General's Office Designates Samin Tan as Suspect in Mining Management Corruption Case

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) of Indonesia has designated Samin Tan (ST) as a suspect in the case of irregularities in the management of mining operations at PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT).

“We have designated one suspect, namely Mr ST,” stated the Director of Investigation (Dirdik) of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, during a press conference on Saturday (28/3).

The designation was made after the investigation team examined witnesses and conducted searches in four provinces: DKI Jakarta, West Java, South Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan.

“As of now, searches are still ongoing, particularly in Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan,” said Syarief.

Currently, the suspect ST is being held at the Salemba Detention Centre under the Attorney General’s Office for the next 20 days.

As the beneficial owner of PT AKT, Samin Tan is a coal mining contractor based on the Coal Mining Business Work Agreement (PKP2B), which had its permit revoked in 2017.

However, PT AKT continued mining and selling mining products until 2025 despite the permit revocation. This mining and sales activity is illegal and violates the law.

“Suspect ST, through PT AKT and its affiliates, has unlawfully continued mining and sales using invalid permitting documents and collaborated with state officials responsible for overseeing mining activities, thereby harming the state’s finances,” explained Syarief.

The exact amount of state losses is currently being calculated by the BPKP audit team.

Suspect ST is charged with multiple articles, namely Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Law No. 20 of 2001 on Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

The suspect is also charged under Article 604 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Law No. 20 of 2001 on Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 618 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.