Attorney General's Office Names Seven Suspects in Petral Corruption Case

JAKARTA - The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has named seven suspects in the case of alleged corruption in the procurement of crude oil and refined products at Petral from 2008 to 2015.

“The investigative team from the Attorney General’s Office Directorate of Special Crimes Investigation has named seven individuals as suspects in the case of alleged procurement of crude oil and refined products at Petral from 2008 to 2015,” said the Director of Investigation (Dirdik) of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at Kejagung, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, during a press conference at Kejagung, Jakarta, on Thursday evening (9/4/2026).

The naming of the suspects followed a series of examinations conducted by the investigators from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at Kejagung.

Kejagung assured that the investigation was conducted thoroughly, professionally, accountably, while upholding the principles of caution and the presumption of innocence.

The naming of the suspects was based on the collection of evidence, including witness statements, documents, electronic evidence, and expert opinions.

The first suspect is WH, who served as Director of PT Petral from 2008 to 2010.

The second is AGS, who served as Head of Trading at Pertamina Energy Services from 2012 to 2014.

The third is MLY, who served as Senior Trader at Pertamina Energy Services Pte Ltd from 2009 to 2015.

The fourth has the initials NRD.

The fifth is TFK, who served as VP ISC at PT Pertamina with the last position as President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping.

The sixth is BBG, who served as Head of Trading at PT Pertamina Energy Services from 2014 to 2015.

The seventh is IRW, a private party or director of companies owned by MRC.

“The suspects are alleged to have violated Article 603 and subsidiarly Article 3 of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption,” he said.

According to Syarief, five suspects have been detained in the detention centre for the next 20 days.

“Five suspects have been detained in the detention centre for the next 20 days. For suspect BBG, city arrest has been imposed due to health reasons.”

“Then, for one suspect, namely MRC, he has already become a DPO (Most Wanted List) for the Attorney General’s Office,” said Syarief.