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February 25, 2025 | 06:17 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Investigators from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) conducted raids on the residences of oil tycoon Muhammad Riza Chalid on Tuesday afternoon.
"We raided the house of Muhammad Riza Chalid," confirmed Abdul Qohar, AGO's Director of Special Crimes Deputy Attorney General Office (Jampidsus) Investigation, in South Jakarta on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
The properties belonging to Riza Chalid, which were targeted by AGO, are located on Jalan Jenggala 2 Kebayoran Baru and at Plaza Asia's 20th floor on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman. The raids started at noon and were ongoing at the time of this report.
Riza Chalid is the father of Muhammad Kerry Andrianto Riza, a suspect in the management of crude oil and refinery products at state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina, its sub-holdings, and Cooperation Contract Contractors (KKKS) from 2018 to 2023. Kerry was declared a suspect the previous night, along with six others.
Regarding the possibility of the father's involvement in this case, Qohar said the investigators are still delving into it.
"Everyone will be asked for statements as witnesses if related to this case. The investigators are also gathering evidence, including whether other individuals are involved, including Muhammad Riza Chalid," he said.
In this case, investigators suspect state losses amounting to Rp193.7 trillion. This alleged corruption involves collusion between PT Pertamina and KKKS during the 2018-2023 period.
Kerry is identified as one of the brokers involved in this case, working with PT Pertamina's subholding, which led to the aforementioned state losses.
Three directors from PT Pertamina's sub-holding are also implicated: Riva Siahaan, President Director of Patra Niaga; Sani Dinar Saifuddin, Optimization Feedstock & Product Director of PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI); and Yoki Firnandi, Director of PT Pertamina Internasional Shipping.
Qohar stated that Kerry profited from inflated shipping contracts facilitated by Yoki Firnandi, Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping. Yoki allegedly executed imports with inflated prices, resulting in the state paying 13 to 15 percent more than the actual cost, which allowed Kerry to benefit as a broker.
Kerry's father, Riza Chalid, has also been in the public spotlight due to his involvement in the Zatapi oil import case in 2008. The case was reported in Tempo's edition on November 30, 2015, titled Bisnis Bekas Broker Kapal.
The report mentioned that Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral) purchased a mixed oil named Zatapi through Global Resources Energy and Gold Manor, two companies affiliated with Riza Chalid.
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