Indonesia Police Charge Four Former Pertamina Executives in Fuel Corruption Case

The Indonesian National Police (Polri) have designated four suspects for a fuel‑sale corruption scheme involving PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN) and PT Askim Koalindo Tuhup (AKT). The suspects include three former PPN officials – former Marketing Director Sidhi Widiyawan, former Vice President of Eastern Sales JI, and former Treasury General Manager WTD – and Samin Tan, the chairman and president director of AKT.

Investigators say the scheme, covering 2009‑2012, altered the original non‑cash payment system for high‑speed diesel (HSD) to a down‑payment model of only 25 % without guarantees. Additional contract addenda increased fuel volumes, offered price discounts, removed penalty clauses for late payment, and allowed AKT to receive large financing without adequate collateral. The audit by the State Audit Board (BPK) estimated a state loss of roughly USD 30.4 million, about Rp 486 billion, from approximately 191 million liters of fuel worth USD 137 million.

All four individuals have been charged under Indonesia’s anti‑corruption and criminal statutes.