The Indonesian Attorney General’s Office has reached out to multiple trading firms in Singapore as part of an ongoing corruption investigation involving state-owned energy giant Pertamina.
Authorities are seeking international cooperation to trace potential links and transactions tied to the case, signaling a broader crackdown on cross-border corporate malpractice.
A number of executives at subsidiaries of Pertamina were arrested earlier this year for alleged corruption related to oil imports between 2018 and 2023 that caused $12 billion in state losses.
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Investigators now want to question some Singapore trading companies about the case, Harli Siregar, a spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office, said.
Earlier attempts to summon the companies – whose names have not been disclosed – to Jakarta were unsuccessful, so the companies could possibly be questioned in Singapore, Siregar said.
“These companies will be questioned to strengthen the evidence-gathering for the ongoing investigation,” Siregar said, declining to give further details.
“We respect the ongoing legal process and support the Attorney General’s Office in its investigation and law enforcement efforts in accordance with applicable regulations,” Pertamina spokesperson Fadjar Djoko Santoso said.
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At least four trading companies have received a letter to assist with the investigation at Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB),four sources with knowledge of the matter said, asking not to be identified due to the sensitive nature of the case.
Bloomberg earlier reported the news that Singapore trading firms had been approached in the investigation.
The Indonesian Attorney General’s Office said it has questioned hundreds of witnesses in the probe.
