The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has charged six former officials of State-owned diversified mining company PT Antam for alleged corruption case involving the management of 109 tons of Antam gold commodities during the 2010-2022 period.which caused state financial losses of Rp3.31 trillion (US$203 million).
Chief prosecutor Syamsul Bahri Siregar revealed that at least six defendants are suspected of having committed or participated in committing legal acts together.
“The act has enriched oneself or another person or a corporation, thereby harming state finances or the state economy,” Syamsul said while reading the charges in the trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday, January 13, 2025.
The six former Antam officials are Tutik Kustiningsih, Vice President (VP) of Antam’s Precious Metal Processing and Refining Business Unit (UBPP LM) for the period of 2008-2011; Herman, VP of UBPP LM Antam (2011-2013); Dody Martimbang, Senior Executive VP of UBPP LM Antam (2013-2017); Abdul Hadi Aviciena, General Manager (GM) of UBPP LM Antam (2017-2019); Muhammad Abi Anwar, GM of UBPP LM Antam (2019-2020); Iwan Dahlan, GM of UBPP LM Antam (2021-2022).
They were charged together with seven private defendants, namely Lindawati Efendi, Suryadi Lukmantara, Suryadi Jonathan, James Tamponawas, Ho Kioen Tjay, Djudju Tanuwidjaja, and Gluria Asih Rahayu.
The six defendants were charged with acts of violating Article 2 Paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31/1999 as amended and supplemented by Law No. 20/2001 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code (KUHP).
Chief Prosecutor Syamsul also said that the act was carried out together with the seven private defendants as customers of gold refining and smelting services who were tried separately.
