The Attorney General announced that 7 new suspects were added to the 109-ton gold embezzlement case, and only 2 people were detained in the detention center

Tribunnews.com reporter Ashri Fadilla reports

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, Jakarta – Office of the Attorney General The suspects involved in the gold commodity corruption case between 2010 and 2022 have been renamed.

This time, the Giampisus investigation team identified seven suspects. Office of the Attorney General.

They are all private parties, namely LE, SL, SJ, JT, GAR, HKT, DT as directors of PT JTU.

After obtaining sufficient evidence, the investigation team identified seven people as suspects.

“The investigation found that there was sufficient preliminary evidence to show that the seven witnesses had strong links and roles in the suspected corruption crimes. Therefore, the investigators listed the seven as suspects after conducting internal exposure.” Legal Information Center Office of the Attorney General, Harry Sirega At the press conference Office of the Attorney GeneralThursday (18/7/2024).

Suspects are usually immediately detained in a detention center (custody).

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However, when the suspects were identified this time, there were only two people detained in the detention center, namely SL and GAR.

Both were detained in the detention center Office of the Attorney General.

Meanwhile, five other suspects were designated as city prisoners.

“After the two suspects, SL and GAR, were declared healthy after medical examinations, they were both detained at the Salumba Detention Center under the Attorney General’s Office for 20 days. Meanwhile, the five, LE, SJ, DT and HKT were detained in the city,” Harry said.

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He was only the fifth reason for the city’s inmates, and it had to do with the health conditions that the doctors checked.

“Meanwhile, five others were detained as city detainees following a medical examination of the five suspects by doctors,” he said.

In this case, the suspects allegedly conspired with the General Manager of UBPP LM Antham Named as suspects are UBPP LM General Manager TK Antham During the period 2010-2011; During the period 2011-2013 as HM; During the period 2013-2017 as General Manager; During the period 2021-2022 as Dan ID.

It is said that they have put this brand Antham There was no previous cooperation.

“The suspect abused the manufacturing services provided by UBPPLM, not only using the manufacturing services for refining, melting and printing, but also attaching the LM brand Antham No need to cooperate and pay obligations to PT first Antham“Harry said.

As a result, they produced branded gold Antham Illegal from 2010 to 2021.

Unmitigated illegal gold production reached 109 tonnes.

“In addition, it is estimated that the total value of precious metals supplied to the suspects during this period and subsequently illegally produced under the LM Antam brand amounted to a total of 109 tonnes of gold,” he said.