Indonesian businessman Samin Tan charged in multi‑million fuel corruption case

Indonesia’s anti‑corruption police (Kortastipidkor) have identified a scheme to defraud the state through the sale of High Speed Diesel between PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN) and PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (AKT). The scheme involved delaying payments, altering contracts to grant extra fuel volume, price cuts, removal of late‑payment penalties and reducing the payment guarantee to a 25 % down‑payment. Police say the fraud caused a loss of about Rp486 billion (US$30.4 million).

Four suspects were named: businessman Samin Tan, owner of AKT, and three former PPN officials – former Marketing Director Sidhi Widiyawan, former Vice‑President of Eastern Sales Johan Indrachmanu, and former Treasury General Manager (initials WTD). Evidence includes seized cash of Rp2.36 billion, documents, electronic files and testimony from 88 factual witnesses and three experts. The suspects face up to 20 years imprisonment under the anti‑corruption law. Samin Tan was previously named in a separate mining‑related corruption case.

Police spokesperson Kombes Pol. Ahmad Yusuf said, "Perbuatan tersebut mengakibatkan kerugian keuangan negara sebesar USD 30 370 958,61 atau sekitar Rp 486 miliar."