Petral Case: Attorney General's Office Names 7 Suspects, Including Riza Chalid

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has named seven people as suspects, including politician Riza Chalid, in the alleged corruption case concerning the procurement of crude oil and refined products at Pertamina Energy Trading Ltd, or Petral, from 2008 to 2015. Riza Chalid has been designated as a suspect because he is the beneficial owner of Gold Manor, VeritaOil, and Global Energy Resources (GER). Riza Chalid, along with suspect IRW, influenced the procurement or tender process for crude oil, refined products, and transportation. “This included conditioning tenders and providing information on the estimated price (HPS), resulting in mark-ups or overpriced deals,” explained Syarief in Jakarta on Thursday (9/4). The procurement of crude oil caused losses to the state for PT Pertamina. The AGO has gathered substantial evidence related to the collusion in procuring crude oil and refined products. The founder of PT AKT, Samin Tan (ST), has been named as a suspect in this case. Investigators have already detained Samin Tan for the first 20 days. This case previously implicated the conglomerate from Central Kalimantan, Samin Tan, as a suspect.