KPK Detains Three Suspects in Pertamina Fuel Station Digitalisation Corruption Case, State Losses Allegedly Reach Rp322 Billion
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has officially detained three suspects in a case of alleged corruption concerning the digitalisation project of Pertamina fuel stations for the 2018-2023 period. The three are suspected of involvement in the procurement process for digitalisation devices, which allegedly caused state financial losses amounting to hundreds of billions of rupiah.
Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Ahmad Taufik Husein, stated that the three detained suspects are Dian Rachmawan (DR), Weriza (WER), and Elvizar (EL). The detentions were carried out after the three underwent questioning by KPK investigators on Tuesday, 4 August 2026.
"The suspects have subsequently been detained for an initial 20 days, starting from 4 to 23 August 2026. DR is being detained at the KPK C1 Building Branch Detention Centre, while WER and EL are being held at the KPK Merah Putih Building Branch Detention Centre," Taufik said during a press conference.
The KPK explained that the case originated from the Pertamina fuel station digitalisation project, valued at approximately Rp3.6 trillion. The programme was designed to monitor the distribution of subsidised fuel oil (BBM) to ensure more targeted distribution through the use of digital technology.
Before the procurement process began in September 2018, Dian Rachmawan allegedly held meetings with several prospective vendors who would supply Electronic Data Capture (EDC) devices for non-cash transactions and Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) devices for automatically monitoring fuel volume in storage tanks. According to the KPK, during this process, Dian allegedly directed the procurement of EDC devices to a specific party.
"For the EDC procurement, it was known that there were two candidate providers, namely PT PCS and PT ASK. Dian then indirectly directed that the EDC procurement be carried out by PT ASK," Taufik said.
KPK investigators also uncovered allegations of conditioning in the vendor selection process. The KPK stated that Elvizar allegedly lobbied the directors of PT Telkom and its subsidiaries beforehand so that PT PCS would be appointed as the EDC device provider. In this process, Elvizar allegedly gave approximately Rp2 billion to PT ASK to withdraw from the vendor selection process.
"EL gave around Rp2 billion to PT ASK so that they would withdraw from the vendor selection process, making PT PCS the sole provider of EDC devices," Taufik revealed.