Attorney General's Office Seizes Dollars from Samin Tan's Office, Value Exceeds Rp1 Billion!
The investigation into the alleged coal mining corruption case implicating businessman Samin Tan continues to heat up. The Attorney General’s Office has seized cash in the form of US dollars from a search operation.
The money was found during investigators’ raid on the office of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT) holding in Jakarta. This was revealed by the Head of the Special Corruption Crime Investigation Directorate of the Attorney General’s Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi.
“Yes, it is true that cash in US dollars was seized at the PT AKT holding company in Jakarta,” he stated on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.
The amount of money seized is substantial. Investigators estimate its value at around Rp1 billion.
“Approximately Rp1 billion,” he said.
Nevertheless, the Attorney General’s Office is still probing whether the money is directly related to the corruption practices under investigation.
In addition to cash, searches were also conducted at 13 other locations across Jakarta, West Java, and Kalimantan. From this series of raids, investigators secured various pieces of evidence.
These include important documents, electronic evidence, and heavy vehicles at the mining site.
“The searches were conducted to investigate the alleged criminal act of corruption involving irregularities in the management of mining operations by PT AKT in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan, from 2016 to 2025,” he explained.
The case stems from the activities of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT) in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan. Although its mining permit was revoked in 2017, the company is suspected of continuing illegal operations until 2025.
The Director of Investigation for the Special Corruption Crime Directorate of the Attorney General’s Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, revealed Samin Tan’s role as the beneficial owner controlling the company’s activities.
According to him, the illegal mining practices did not occur in isolation. There are allegations of collaboration with parties responsible for supervising mining activities.
“Suspect ST, through PT AKT and its affiliates, unlawfully continued mining and sales using invalid permit documents, in collaboration with state officials tasked with supervising mining activities, thereby harming the state’s finances and/or economy,” Syarief stated.
Currently, the audit team is still calculating the total state losses due to these illegal activities. Samin Tan has been officially named a suspect and is charged with multiple articles related to corruption offences.