THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE examined two suspects and one witness in a corruption case in the management of PT Antam’s gold commodity business activities in 2010-2022. The three were examined to explore the role of suspect HN, GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2011-2013 period in the 109-ton gold corruption.
“The two suspects are JT and LE as Customers of Manufacturing Services of the Precious Metal Processing and Refining Business Unit (UBPP LM) of PT Antam Tbk,” said Head of the Attorney General’s Office’s Legal Information Center Harli Siregar in a written statement, Monday, July 29, 2024.
Both suspects were questioned as witnesses to further investigate the role of suspect HN. Meanwhile, another witness is FAK as Corporate Secretary Division Head for the period 2022 to present.
“The three witnesses were questioned in connection with the investigation into the alleged corruption case in the management of gold commodity business activities from 2010 to 2022 on behalf of the suspect HN and friends,” said Harli.
The results of the examination were not disclosed because they were included in the investigation material. However, the examination of witnesses was carried out to strengthen the evidence and complete the case files.
Attorney General’s Office Names 13 Suspects
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For information, the Attorney General’s Office has named 13 suspects in the PT Antam Tbk precious metal (LM) corruption case. Six of them are General Managers (GM) of the Precious Metal Management and Refining Business Unit or UBPP LM PT Antam for the period 2010 to 2021.
The six suspects include TK (female) as GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2010-2011 period, HN as GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2011-2013 period, DM as GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2013-2017 period. Then, AHA as GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2017-2019 period, MA as GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2019-2021 period, and ID as GM UPBB LM PT Antam for the 2021-2022 period.
The six suspects abused their authority by carrying out illegal activities on manufacturing services, which should have been in the form of smelting, refining, and printing of precious metals. They instead violated the law and without authority attached privately owned precious metals with the LM Antam brand.
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Due to the actions of the suspects during that period, 109 tons of precious metals of various sizes were printed. The gold was circulated in the market simultaneously with the official Precious Metals product of PT Antam.
Meanwhile, the other seven suspects are customers of the manufacturing services of the Precious Metal Processing and Refining Business Unit (UBPP LM) of PT Antam Tbk. The seven new suspects have the initials LE who are customers of the service for the period 2010-2021.
Then, SL is a service customer for the period 2010-2014, SJ is a service customer for the period 2010-2021, JT is a service customer for the period 2010-2017, GAR is a service customer for the period 2012-2017, DT is a service customer for the period 2010-2014, and HKT is a service customer for the period 2010-2017. Each of them is said to have unlawfully conspired with the general managers of UBPP LM who have become suspects, to misuse the manufacturing services provided by UBPP LM.
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Thus, the suspects not only used manufacturing services for refining, smelting and printing activities. But also attached the Antam Precious Metals (LM) brand without prior cooperation and paying obligations to PT Antam Tbk, in order to increase the selling value of the suspects’ LM.
In fact, the suspects knew and realized that this was contrary to applicable provisions, because LM Antam is a trademark owned by PT Antam which has economic value. As a result of the suspect’s actions, it is estimated that the total precious metal produced into LM Antam brand precious metal illegally in the period 2010-2022 was 109 tons of gold.
The 13 suspects were charged with Article 2 paragraph 1, Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) point 1 of the Criminal Code.
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