Jakarta, IO – The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has so far named 14 suspects in connection with alleged criminal acts of corruption in the tin trading system in PT Timah Tbk mining operation permit (IUP) in the period from 2015-2022.
One of them is the former president director of PT Timah Tbk, MRPT a.k.a RZ. The others are Pangkalpinang-based entrepreneurs SG a.k.a AW and MBGa, CV VIP president director HT a.k.a ASN and PT Timah Tbk finance director EE a.k.a EML, per CNBC Indonesia, Thu (28/3).
Most recently, a number of names also added to the list of suspects, such as Jakarta’s “crazy rich” Helena Lim (HLN) and Harvey Moeis (HM), the husband of actor Sandra Dewi. The case began when the suspects SG and MBG owning a company that entered into a cooperation agreement with PT Timah Tbk in 2018 to rent out tin smelting processing equipment.
The agreement was signed by MRPT and EE. At that time, SG ordered MBG to sign a contract and requested the supply of tin ore by forming shell companies to accommodate the collection of illegal tin ore from IUP PT Timah Tbk, which was entirely controlled by MBG.
The tin ore produced by MBG comes from IUP PT Timah Tbk with approval from PT Timah Tbk. Then, both the ore and tin metal were sold back to PT Timah Tbk. To collect illegally mined tin ore, MBG, with SG’s approval, formed shell companies CV Bangka Jaya Abadi (BJA) and CV Rajawali Total Persada (RTP).
The total costs incurred by PT Timah Tbk related to metalwork costs between 2019-2022 were Rp975,581,982,776. Meanwhile, the total payment for tin ore was Rp1,729,090,391,448. To make the activities appeared legitimate, PT Timah Tbk issued a work order for the transportation of Remaining Processing Results (SHP) of tin minerals, where the profits from the tin ore purchase transactions were enjoyed by MBG and SG.
MBG, with SG’s approval, also accommodated illegal tin miners in the PT Timah Tbk mining concession area. Later, the tin ore mineral obtained will be sent to SG’s smelter. In early March 2024, the AGO discovered a new connection and searched HLN’s residence, seizing documents and Rp33 billion in cash in rupiah and Singapore dollar.
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Meanwhile, PT QSE manager HLN is strongly suspected of having helped manage the proceeds of the criminal act of cooperation in renting tin smelting processing equipment in the mining concession area of PT Timah Tbk.
HM the asked the smelter to set aside a portion of the profits made. The profits were handed over to Harvey under the guise of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds facilitated by HLN. During the investigation, AGO has examined 142 witnesses. The state financial losses in this case is estimated to be upward of Rp271 trillion. (un)