Sudirman Said Questioned by AGO on Procurement Practices

Former Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said explained procurement practices during questioning by investigators from the Attorney General’s Office as a witness in a suspected corruption case involving crude oil procurement by Pertamina Energy Trading Ltd. (Petral) for the 2008–2015 period. “I was asked about procurement practices and also policies regarding price determination and so on,” he said at the Jampidsus Building of the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Friday. He stated that investigators explored these matters in relation to his capacity as Senior Vice President and Head of Integrated Supply Chain at PT Pertamina (Persero) from 2008 to 2009 and as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the 2014–2016 period. “The information I provided is what I know, what I worked on, what I experienced, and my policies, both when I was at Pertamina and at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,” he said. In this case, investigators have named seven suspects, namely Mohammad Riza Chalid (MRC), IRW, BBG, AGS, MLY, NRD, and TFK. Mohammad Riza Chalid is the beneficial owner of Gold Manor, VeritaOil, and Global Energy Resources (GER). He is currently also on Interpol’s “Red Notice” list in connection with an alleged corruption case concerning crude oil and refinery product governance at PT Pertamina Subholding and Cooperation Contract Contractors for the 2018–2023 period. AGS served as Head of Trading at Pertamina Energy Services from 2012 to 2014. MLY held the position of Senior Trader at Pertamina Energy Services Pte Ltd. from 2009 to 2015, while NRD was the Crude Trading Manager at the same company. TFK is a former Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain at PT Pertamina who last served as President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping.