Attorney General's Office raids two KSOP offices in Kalimantan over mining corruption case

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Republic of Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) raided the Harbourmaster and Port Authority (KSOP) offices in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan in connection with a case of alleged criminal corruption involving irregularities in the management of mining operations by PT AKT in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan.

The raid information was confirmed by the Director of Investigation (Dirdik) of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of Kejagung, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi.

“It is true, (the raid) in South Kalimantan (Banjar Regency) and Central Kalimantan (Palangkaraya),” said Syarief when contacted in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Syarief explained that the raid took place on Tuesday afternoon (31/3) and was completed on Tuesday night (31/3). During the activity, prosecutors’ investigators also seized several pieces of evidence.

“What was seized were shipping documents related to the suspect’s company and electronic evidence,” he said.

Previously, the Attorney General’s Office raided 14 locations related to the case of alleged criminal corruption involving irregularities in the management of mining operations by PT AKT in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan.

The Head of the Legal Information Centre of Kejagung, Anang Supriatna, in Jakarta on Monday (30/3), said that the 14 locations were in DKI Jakarta, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan.

He detailed that in DKI Jakarta, there were 10 points raided, namely the office of PT AKT, the office of PT MCM affiliated with PT AKT or suspect ST, the home of suspect ST, and the residences of several witnesses.

Then in Central Kalimantan, there were three places raided, namely the office of PT AKT, the KSOP office, and the office of mining contractor PT ARTH.

Finally, in South Kalimantan, there was one location raided, namely PT MCM.

“From the results of the raids and seizures, several pieces of evidence have now been collected, both in the form of documents and electronic evidence, as well as heavy equipment at the mining site and vehicles,” he said.

Investigators are currently delving into the alleged involvement of state officials in the case.

“Clearly, investigators are currently examining the involvement of parties, both organisers and affiliated parties who are suspected to be connected to this case,” he said.

In addition, investigators are not only focusing on criminal handling but also efforts to recover state losses.

“This raid and seizure activity is in the context of asset tracing for assets that are suspected to be related to or derived from the crime,” he said.

Previously, Kejagung named one suspect in the case of alleged criminal corruption involving irregularities in mining management, initialled ST (Samin Tan), who is the beneficial owner or manager of PT AKT, which has been operating illegally from 2017 to 2025.

The Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Affairs of Kejagung, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that AKT, a coal mining company based on a coal mining business work agreement (PKP2B), had its licence revoked in 2017.

However, the mining company continued to operate despite being illegal or unauthorised.

“PT AKT continued to carry out mining and illegal and unlawful sales of mining products until 2025,” he said.

He stated that suspect ST through PT AKT and its affiliates is alleged to have unlawfully conducted mining and sales using invalid licensing documents and in collaboration with state officials.