Febri Diansyah Corrects Misleading Narrative on Rp171 Trillion State Loss in Pertamina Case
Law practitioner Febri Diansyah has corrected a narrative claiming a state loss of Rp171 trillion in the alleged corruption case over oil governance at PT Pertamina (Persero). The narrative had circulated in a post on the Instagram account @jaksapedia on Wednesday (4 March). Febri reminded the account to provide accurate information, noting that the Jakarta Corruption Court panel in its verdict stated that the Rp171 trillion figure for state losses was still an assumption.
‘Min, be careful with information. It is not true that Rp171 trillion is the state’s loss. The correct figure is the alleged loss to the national economy. And yesterday the court said that it was not proven because it is an assumption,’ Febri said in a statement on Thursday (5 March).
Febri attached a link to a news article about the Jakarta Tipikor Court ruling stating that the Rp171 trillion loss in the case was not proven. ‘Let us educate the public with correct information,’ he wrote.
Reportedly, the Jakarta Tipikor Court panel stated that the loss to the national economy amounting to Rp171.9 trillion, or precisely Rp171,997,835,294,293, in the oil governance case, remained an assumption. The panel said the calculation of the loss to the national economy was not real and not definite.
‘The panel considered that because the loss to the state finances is supported by expert testimony from Nailul Huda and Wiko Saputra, it is speculative; thus, the calculation is speculative and influenced by many factors, so it is not certain and not real, and therefore cannot yet be proven as a loss to the national economy,’ said judge Sigit Herman Binaji when reading the verdict at the Jakarta Corruption Court centre on Thursday (26 February).
Meanwhile, the panel said the element of harm to state finances has been fulfilled. The panel reasoned there is a state financial loss of Rp9.4 trillion in line with the calculation by the Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan (BPK).
‘Based on the investigative audit report by BPK RI Number 26 and the subsequent reports, conducted to calculate the state financial loss in the oil governance case of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, there exists a state financial loss of PT Pertamina of Rp2,545,277,386,935 (2.5 trillion), which forms part of the overall state financial loss in the sale of non-subsidised diesel by PT Pertamina and PT PPN from 2018-2023 amounting to Rp9,415,196,905,676.86 (9.4 trillion),’ said judge Sigit when reading the verdict at the Jakarta Pusat Corruption Court on Thursday (26 February).
The judge concurred with BPK’s calculation of the state financial loss in the sale of non-subsidised diesel by PT Pertamina and PT PPN for 2018-2023. However, the judge did not concur with Nailul Huda and Wiko Saputra’s calculation of the economic loss to the state.
Previously, the Instagram account @jaksapedia posted about the Attorney General’s Office appealing against the verdict in the oil governance corruption case. The move was taken because the AGO wishes to ensure recovery of the state loss estimated to reach Rp171 trillion, as the ruling only acknowledges Rp9.4 trillion in its decision,’ the account wrote. (Cah/P-3)
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