Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Attorney General’s Office gave an explanation regarding the arrest of a suspect in an alleged act of corruption in the management of the tin products trading system in the Mining Business License area ( IUP) at PT Timah Tbk. from 2015 to 2022, that is Hendry Lie.
The Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office, Abdul Qohar, revealed that the former head of Sriwijaya Air was first questioned by investigators as a witness on February 29, 2024. Then after being examined as a witness, based on information from the Immigration Authority of Singapore, Hendry was known to have been in Singapore since March 25, 2024.
“Investigators at the Jampidsus Investigation Directorate in the Attorney General’s Office have called the person involved several times. /2024) early morning WIB.
In addition, according to him, Hendry was banned based on the Attorney General’s Order No. Kep-043/D/DIP.4/03/2024 which was assigned on March 28, 2024 for six months from the -day specified. Then the Indonesian passport was withdrawn in Hendry’s name based on the letter from the Director of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Ministry of Law and Human Rights Number IMI.5-DN.03.4-200 dated March 28 2024.
“So in addition to the ban on Hendry Lie, a request was also made to revoke his passport to Immigration,” said Qohar.
Furthermore, on 15 April 2024, he explained that Hendry was named by investigators as a suspect based on Decision Letter No. 27/F.2/FD.2/04/2024. This was after that person was called correctly but that person never showed up.
Today, Qohar explained, with the cooperation of the AGO’s Jampidsus Investigation Group with intelligence officers at the AGO’s Jamintel and the Prosecutor’s Attaché at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, Hendry was arrested at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport when arrived from Singapore at Terminal 2F.
“Hendry’s arrest was made based on Arrest Letter No. 22/F.2/FD.2/11/2024 dated 18 November 2024. Exactly at 22.30 WIB a few minutes ago,” Qohar said.
Then, according to him, Hendry was taken to the Menara Kartika Building to be questioned as a suspect. Then, after an hour’s investigation, the person concerned was detained for the next 20 days at the Salemba Detention Center, South Jakarta District Prosecutor’s Office Branch based on Detention Order No. 54/F.2/FD.2 /11/2024 dated 18 November 2024.
“As for HL’s suspected role, that is as the beneficial owner of PT TIN who knowingly and intentionally took an active role in colluding in the acquisition of equipment tin smelter leased between PT Timah Tbk and PT TIN the tin ore receipts came from CV BBR and CV SMS which were purposely created as companies to “obtain tin ore from illegal tin mining operations,” explained Qohar .
As a result of the actions of Hendry and 20 other suspects who are currently in the trial process, the state suffered a loss of IDR 300 trillion. The suspect has violated Article 2 Paragraph 1 or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended and supported by Law No. 20 of 2021 regarding Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 regarding the Elimination of Corruption Offenses in relation to Article 55 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.
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What key events led to Hendry Lie transitioning from a witness to a suspect in the corruption investigation?
1. Can you provide background information about the alleged act of corruption in the management of tin products trading system in the Mining Business License area (IUP) at PT Timah Tbk. for which Hendry Lie has been arrested?
2. What was Hendry Lie’s initial role in the investigation as a witness, and how did it progress to him being named a suspect?
3. How did Hendry Lie’s presence in Singapore and subsequent non-appearance when called by investigators factor into his arrest?
4. Can you elaborate on the specific allegations against Hendry Lie, including his role as the “beneficial owner” of PT TIN and the connection to illegal tin mining operations?
5. How much financial damage did the state suffer as a result of these actions, and what laws are applicable in this case?
6. How does this corruption case relate to the broader context of efforts to combat corruption in Indonesia, and what challenges still remain in this regard?
