Irony of Corruption: Seized Assets from Riau Graft Case Embezzled Again

The Riau High Prosecutor’s Office (Kejati Riau) has named two individuals as suspects in a corruption case in Bengkalis, Riau. The case is particularly egregious as it involves the misappropriation of assets seized from a corruption case more than a decade ago.

As reported on Friday (20 February 2026), the Head of the Riau High Prosecutor’s Office (Kajati), Sutikno, stated that the two suspects are identified by the initials HJ and S. HJ served as Secretary of the Bengkalis Cooperatives and SMEs Agency from 2015 to 2017, whilst S is the Director of PT Tengganau Mandiri Lestari.

“Two suspects with the initials HJ and S have been named in the alleged corruption case involving the unlawful possession of evidence in the form of a mini palm oil factory located in Bengkalis,” said Sutikno.

The state-seized assets in question were confiscated pursuant to Supreme Court Ruling Number 112/K/Pid.Sus/2014. The seized mini palm oil factory had been executed by the Public Prosecutor of the Bengkalis District Prosecutor’s Office on 11 November 2015.

As a result of the two suspects’ actions, the state has suffered further losses exceeding Rp 30 billion.

“State financial losses amount to Rp 30,875,798,000,” said the Riau High Prosecutor.