Attorney General's Office Seizes Buildings, Coal, and Heavy Equipment from Samin Tan

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has once again seized a number of pieces of evidence in the case of corruption involving illegal mining by tycoon Samin Tan. Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that the seizure was carried out by investigators following searches of the office and coal mining site owned by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT). He explained that the searches were also conducted at companies affiliated with Samin Tan, namely PT MCM in Kaong, Upau, Tabalong, South Kalimantan. “The investigative team seized documents related to criminal acts and company assets affiliated with Suspect ST, namely PT MCM and PT BBP,” he said in a written statement on Wednesday (8/4). The details include a total of 47 building units; then 3 genset units, 1 genset tank, 1 control panel, and 1 forklift unit in the main building office area of PT AKT. “Then coal amounting to approximately 60,000 metric tons in the Stockpile Coal Handling Processing area in Tumbang Baung, Laung Tuhup, Murung Raya, Central Kalimantan with a calorific value of approximately 9,000,” he explained. In addition, from the Tuhup village location, 7 heavy equipment units, 1 truck, 1 fuel truck, 1 conveyor, 4 gensets, and 3 fuel stations were seized. Next, in the mining area, 37 heavy equipment units, 20 lighting plant units, 1 lighting tower, 1 fuel station tank, 1 compressor, and 4 unassembled heavy equipment units. For the PT AKT Workshop location, he said, 40 heavy equipment units, 7 lighting towers, 1 light pick-up vehicle, 3 welding machines, 1 compactor, 1 line boring, and 1 lathe machine were seized. “Stockpile location 1 crusher machine, 5 heavy equipment units, 14 hauling trucks, and fuel station location seized 5 fuel station tanks, 4 fuel trucks,” he said. Previously, the AGO designated tycoon Samin Tan in the corruption case of illegal mining management in the Central Kalimantan region for the period 2016-2025. In this case, Samin Tan, as the beneficial owner or beneficiary of AKT, is alleged to have continued illegal mining and coal sales activities from 2017 to 2025 unlawfully. In fact, PT AKT’s mining activities had been revoked through the Termination Letter in the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree Number 3714 K/30/MEM/2017. However, these illegal mining activities continued because Samin Tan is alleged to have colluded with rogue state officials.