Case Files Complete, 3 Suspects in Illegal Gold Mining Case to Stand Trial Soon
Police have named five suspects in an illegal gold mining case. The case files for three of the suspects have now been declared complete and they will soon stand trial.
“The case files for the three suspects, identified as TW, DW, and BSW, have been submitted in stage one by investigators to the Public Prosecutor for review. After examination by the Public Prosecutor, the prosecutor informed investigators that the investigation results for the case have been declared complete (P-21), as per the Attorney General’s Office Letter Number B-4484/E.3/Eku.1/7/2026 dated 29 July 2026,” said the Director of Special Economic Crimes at the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency, Brigadier General Ade Safri Simanjuntak, in a statement on Wednesday (5/8/2026).
The case files are being processed separately. Meanwhile, the case files for the two other suspects, DHB and VC, are still being compiled by investigators from the Anti-Money Laundering Sub-Directorate of the Special Economic Crimes Directorate.
“They will soon be sent to the Public Prosecutor for case file review,” he said.
Previously, the Criminal Investigation Agency had named five suspects in a case involving the processing, refining, and sale of gold originating from unlicensed gold mining and money laundering offences.
The five suspects are:
TW (President Director of PT SPEM / Owner of Toko Mas Semar Nganjuk)
DW (Commissioner of PT SPEM)
BSW (Director of PT SPEM)
DHB (Son of Siman Bahar alias A / Director of PT SJU for the period 13 August 2021 to 14 September 2022)
VC (Director of PT SJU for the period 14 September 2022 to present)
They are charged under Article 161 of Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining, in conjunction with Article 20 Letter C and/or Article 21 Paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code. They are also charged under Article 607 Paragraph (1) Letter A and/or Letter B and/or Letter C of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 6 and/or Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering.
It is known that Suspect TW, as President Director of PT Semar Permata Emas Mulia (PT SPEM) and owner of Toko Mas Semar Nganjuk, together with Suspect DW and Suspect BSW, and others, allegedly committed criminal acts in the mineral and coal mining sector during the period from 2019 to 2025. They carried out the processing, refining, development, and sale of minerals and coal that did not originate from holders of Mining Business Permits, Special Mining Business Permits, People’s Mining Permits, Rock Mining Permits, or other licences, as well as money laundering offences in East Java and other regions.
The suspects’ modus operandi involved purchasing gold in bar or block form, some of which came from Franky Lorentz Bintoro and was the product of unlicensed mining.
Subsequently, the unlicensed gold obtained by Suspect TW and others was sold to several parties, including Siman Bahar or affiliated companies. The gold was then refined at PT Simba Jaya Utama (SJU) and several other gold refining companies.
A portion of this gold was then processed into gold bars of specific purities in various types and weights. The proceeds from these actions were placed, transferred, and transacted into 15 BCA bank accounts under the name Debby Wijaya with the intent to conceal or disguise the origin of the assets, which were known to be the proceeds of crime. The assets obtained were used to repurchase unlicensed gold bars of various sizes using capital and profits continuously from 2019 to 2025.