Court Reveals How PT Tebo Indah Manipulated Documents for LPEI Credit

The Finance Director of PT Tebo Indah, Erwin Kurniawan, has revealed an alleged manipulation of figures in supporting documents used to disburse credit facilities from the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI). The testimony was delivered during a continued hearing of the LPEI corruption case at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (15/7).

Before the panel of judges, Erwin stated that the nominal amounts in the disbursement documents were determined through a Board of Directors (BOD) meeting. He asserted that the individual who decided the figures was the Beneficial Owner of PT Tebo Indah and PT Pratama Agro Sawit, Handoko Limaho.

This statement emerged as public prosecutors confirmed findings of discrepancies between invoices, delivery orders, and actual field conditions. Prosecutors questioned who instructed the arrangement of these figures to make them appear compliant with the disbursement requirements. ‘From Mr Handoko,’ Erwin replied succinctly when asked who determined the figures during the BOD meeting.

Erwin further explained that once the nominal amounts were agreed upon in the meeting, all supporting documents—such as fertiliser purchase invoices, contractor contracts, and other procurement documents—were adjusted to align with the figures submitted to LPEI. These documents are an absolute requirement in the monitoring reports for the disbursement of financing facilities.

The case has drawn significant attention as it involves alleged irregularities in the provision of export financing facilities, resulting in state losses. The trial will continue with the examination of other witnesses to further investigate the involvement of various parties in the credit arrangement scheme.