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The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has officially named seven individuals as suspects in the alleged criminal corruption case concerning the procurement of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (PETRAL) from 2008 to 2015, which is a development of the crude oil governance case. This determination was announced by the Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, during a press conference at the AGO headquarters in South Jakarta on Thursday evening (9/4/2026). “As we know, the AGO prosecutorial team elevated the PETRAL case to investigation status in October 2025. In its development, the prosecutorial team has conducted a series of in-depth, professional, accountable investigative actions, while upholding the principles of caution and the presumption of innocence,” stated Anang. “And from the collection of evidence available, including witness statements, documentary and electronic evidence, as well as expert opinions, tonight, on 9 April 2026, seven suspects have been named,” he continued. Director of Investigation for the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, explained that during the 2008-2015 period, there were procurements of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina. According to him, the investigative team found facts of actions involving leaks of internal confidential information from Pertamina Energy Services (PES) regarding crude oil and gasoline needs, as well as other information, carried out by one of the suspects. To accommodate the interests of MRC and IRW, Syarief continued, in June 2012, suspects BBG, AGS, NRT, and MLY issued guidelines that contradicted the minutes of the Pertamina board meeting. After the tender process was conducted in various ways, PES, assisted by company YR, proceeded to sign an MoU when including refinery products for 2012-2014.