Attorney General's Office Still Calculating State Losses in Samin Tan Mining Corruption Case

The Attorney General’s Office states that it has yet to determine the extent of state losses in the alleged corruption case implicating mining entrepreneur Samin Tan. Head of the Legal Information Centre at Kejagung, Anang Supriatna, said the process of calculating state losses is ongoing and not yet final. “The state loss calculation is still in progress; we will see what happens next,” Anang told reporters on Sunday (29/3). Additionally, Kejagung is open to the possibility of involvement by other parties in the case, including state officials. However, this awaits the results of further investigation. “We will see the outcomes of the in-depth examinations regarding the involvement of state officials and affiliated parties, of course based on evidence in accordance with regulations,” he said. Furthermore, Anang emphasised that the investigation is being conducted carefully, upholding the principle of presumption of innocence. “While prioritising the principle of caution and the presumption of innocence,” he stated. Previously, Director of Investigations at Jampidsus, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained during a press conference on Saturday, 28 March 2026, that the mining permit for PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (PT AKT) had been revoked since 2017. However, the company is alleged to have continued mining and selling coal illegally until 2025. According to the Attorney General’s Office, these actions were allegedly carried out using invalid permit documents and in collusion with state officials who should have been overseeing the operations. Kejagung emphasised that the involvement of state officials is already part of the constructed alleged corruption offence, although the identities of those parties have not yet been announced and they have not been named as suspects. On 15 February 2019, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Samin Tan as a suspect in an alleged bribery case against former Deputy Chair of Commission VII of the DPR, Eni Maulani Saragih. Samin Tan was on the KPK’s Most Wanted List since 6 May 2020 and was arrested by KPK on 5 April 2021 at a cafe on Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta. The Rp5 billion bribe was for facilitating the termination of the Coal Mining Business Work Agreement (PKP2B) for PT AKT, a subsidiary of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi & Metal (BLEM). However, the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court and the Supreme Court acquitted Samin Tan. Meanwhile, the Forest Area Regulation Task Force (Satgas PKH) stated that Kejagung’s naming of ST (Samin Tan) as a suspect in the alleged corruption case of mismanagement in PT AKT mining serves as a warning to other parties. Therefore, companies summoned by Satgas PKH need to settle their obligations to the state, in accordance with Presidential Regulation No. 5 of 2025 on forest regulation. Kejagung is investigating the alleged corruption in the management of mining by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT). Assets belonging to the founder of PT AKT, Samin Tan (ST), will be seized. Kejagung has announced an investigation into the alleged corruption in the management of mining by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), owned by Samin Tan, in Murung Raya Regency, Central Kalimantan. Intelligence observer Sri Rajasa said investigators must be transparent in revealing which state parties are allegedly involved in the mining violation case involving Samin Tan. Kejagung confirms that the alleged corruption case in the management of mining by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT), owned by Samin Tan, is being pursued using the new Criminal Procedure Code. Acting KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri said prosecutors will review the Supreme Court decision to find considerations from the judges deemed contradictory. West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi highlighted the complexity of mining issues in West Java. Not only illegal ones, but even legal ones are not free from various problems. Bareskrim Polri along with the Bangka Belitung Islands Provincial Police raided three locations for processing and storing illegal tin sand in East Belitung and Belitung Regencies. PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA) signed a long-term contract with PT Adaro Indonesia to continue operations at the South Tutupan Mine. The West Sumatra Provincial Government (Pemprov Sumbar) temporarily halted rock mining activities in the Nagari Pasie Nan Laweh area, Lubuk Alung Subdistrict, Padang Pariaman. The South Kalimantan Provincial Government acknowledges the lack of oversight of extractive industry activities in mining and plantations.