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AGO probes alleged corruption in 2010-2022 gold commodity business

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The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is determined to continue the investigation into corruption allegations involving the management of the gold commodity business from 2010 to 2022.

The office summoned four key witnesses for questioning on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

AGO spokesman, Harli Siregar, said the four witnesses are executives of State-owned diversified miner PT Antam and State-owned lender PT Bank Mandiri.

The witnesses were identified as SM, Branch Operation Manager at Bank Mandiri Graha Rekso branch; AH, Product Logistic Management Manager at PT Antam’s Precious Metals Refinery (UBPP LM); GAG, Operations Senior Manager at PT Antam; and PWT, General Manager of Precious Metals Business at PT Antam since April 2022.

“The four witnesses were questioned in relation to the ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption case in the gold commodity business from 2010 to 2022, with MA and others as suspects,” Harli said on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

The questioning aims to strengthen evidence and complete the case file. To date, 13 suspects have been identified in the case.

Among the suspects are six former General Managers of PT Antam’s UBPP LM, identified by their initial as TK, HN, DM, AHA, MA, and ID.

Additionally, seven other suspects, who are customers of UBPP LM’s manufacturing services, have been identified as LE, SL, SJ, JT, GAR, DT, and HKT.

This investigation is part of the AGO’s ongoing effort to combat corruption within Indonesia’s corporate sector.

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