Yeka Hendra Fatika Suspected of Obstructing Cooking Oil Corruption Investigation

JAKARTA - Ombudsman RI member Yeka Hendra Fatika is suspected of altering an Ombudsman report to revoke cooking oil export regulations. ‘Mr YHF altered the content of the Ombudsman RI information report, which originally concerned cooking oil shortages, to instead advocate for the revocation of the DMO or domestic market obligation for export purposes in an unlawful manner,’ said Syarief Sulaeman, Director of Special Criminal Prosecution (Jampidsus), at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Monday evening (25/5/2026). The Attorney General’s Office has named Yeka Hendra Fatika as a suspect in a case involving alleged obstruction of the investigation and prosecution of corruption related to the facilitation of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives’ export in 2022. As a result of the alteration, the Ombudsman is said to have recommended the revocation of the domestic market obligation (DMO) policy. However, according to the Attorney General’s Office, the DMO policy was actually a key basis for the alleged illegal acts in the cooking oil corruption case. Yeka is suspected of providing the document to another party, namely MS and a team from AALF Legal. The document was subsequently used as the basis for lawsuits at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) and a civil suit against the Ministry of Trade. ‘This was considered in the ruling on the dismissal of the CPO criminal case against corporate defendants PT Wilmar Group, PT Musim Mas Group, and PT Permata Hijau Group at the district court level,’ Syarief said. ‘Mr YHF received funds from PT Wilmar Group related to the audit report via another person’s account,’ Syarief said. However, Syarief did not disclose the amount received by the suspect. He confirmed that investigators have obtained evidence of transfers and nominee accounts used.