Bareskrim Detains Suspect in Palm Oil Export Under-Invoicing Case
The Directorate of Specific Crimes (Dittipidter) of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has named the President Director of PT Mitra Mentari Sentosa (MMS), Whu Zeng Xie, as a suspect in a palm oil export manipulation case. Whu is suspected of manipulating export data for palm oil derivative products through an under-invoicing scheme.
Dirtipidter Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Mohammad Irhamni, explained that Whu’s detention was carried out on Wednesday (24/6). The step was taken to accelerate the case investigation process.
“The suspect, President Director of PT Mitra Mentari Sentosa (MMS), Mr Whu Zeng Xie, has been detained for the purposes of the investigation,” Irhamni said in a written statement on Friday (26/6/2026).
The suspect allegedly stated an export value far lower than the actual value in official documents. In fact, exports of palm oil derivatives should follow regulations, including the obligation to have an export approval (PE), compliance with export restrictions, and payment of export duties.
“This alleged under-invoicing practice has the potential to cause state losses due to discrepancies in the reported export data,” Irhamni stated.
His party is also investigating the company’s export track record. There were at least 95 export activities of goods to China carried out by PT MMS throughout the 2024-2026 period.
“Investigators are checking containers located at Tanjung Priok Port and examining export documents held by Customs and Excise. All of this data is being analysed and matched with the investigation results to strengthen the evidence in the case file preparation process,” Irhamni said.
He stated that this case will be thoroughly investigated. He said investigators will trace the flow of transactions in this case.
“The investigation is still ongoing. We will delve into the entire series of transactions and related documents so that this case can be fully uncovered,” Irhamni concluded.