LPEI Corruption Trial: Defence Submits 172 Documents to Prove Funds Used for Company, Not Personal Gain
Defendants Handoko Limaho and Liu Raymond have submitted dozens of documentary evidence items in the case of alleged corruption involving financing facilities granted by Lembaga Pembiayaan Ekspor Indonesia (LPEI), at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court.
The defendants’ legal team, led by Febri Diansyah, submitted 87 documentary evidence items for Handoko Limaho and 85 for Liu Raymond. The documents were presented in both physical and digital form as part of the defence during the evidentiary stage.
In his presentation, Febri said all the documents were intended to provide a picture of how the LPEI financing facilities were used, and to refute the assumption that the two defendants enjoyed the funds for personal gain.
“These documents show that the defendants did not use funds originating from LPEI for personal purposes at all, but rather for corporate interests,” Febri told the panel of judges.
According to Febri, the evidence submitted includes documents on the suspension of debt payment obligations (PKPU) of PT Tebo Indah and PT Pratama Agro Sawit (PAS), applications for export investment financing, records of how the financing funds were used, and recapitulations of company bank statements.
The legal advisers also submitted homologation documents showing the acknowledgement of PT Tebo Indah’s and PT PAS’s debts to LPEI in the settlement process before the Commercial Court.
In addition, the defence presented asset valuation documents which, according to them, show PT Tebo Indah’s planted area reached approximately 6,500 hectares in 2020. Several fiduciary guarantee deeds were also submitted as evidence that company assets had been pledged as collateral for the financing facilities provided by LPEI.
During the hearing, the legal team also highlighted company account mutations which, according to their analysis, show fund flows to certain parties after Handoko Limaho and Liu Raymond were no longer serving as officers of PT Tebo Indah.
Febri said the transactions allegedly took place between 2022 and 2024 and involved fund flows from PT Tebo Indah through PT Agro Inti Semesta (AIS) to Petrus Candra and members of his family.
“With this evidence, we wish to distinguish who actually misused the funds and who enjoyed them,” he said.
As part of the defence, the legal team also submitted documents on the construction of PT Tebo Indah’s palm oil mill. According to them, these documents show the financing was used to build company facilities, including increasing the mill’s capacity from 30 tonnes of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) per hour to 45 tonnes per hour.
In response to the submission, the Chief Judge said all documents would be accepted and studied alongside the other evidence in the case. The judge also reminded the court that the lawyers’ presentation was a brief explanation of the evidence submitted, not the delivery of final conclusions in the case.
At the same hearing, the panel of judges set the next agenda to summon four additional witnesses, namely Petrus Candra, Stefani Candra, Saiful Hendra, and Kosen Limaho, who are scheduled to be examined on 12 August 2026. Meanwhile, the examination of the two defendants is scheduled for 13 August 2026.
The case is part of the handling of alleged corruption in financing facilities granted by LPEI to PT Tebo Indah and PT Pratama Agro Sawit, which is currently still at the evidentiary stage at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court.