Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) officially named businessman Mohammad Riza Chalid and six others as suspects on Thursday (9/4/2026) in a long-running corruption case involving crude oil procurement at Pertamina Energy Trading Ltd. (Petral) between 2008 and 2015.

"The suspects allegedly manipulated tenders and leaked self-estimated prices, leading to uncompetitive procurement and significant financial losses for Pertamina," said Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, the Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, as cited by antaranews.com.

Investigations revealed that Riza Chalid, acting as the beneficial owner of several affiliated firms, collaborated with internal Pertamina officials to orchestrate price markups on oil products. 

While five suspects were immediately taken into custody for a 20-day detention period, Riza remains at large and has been officially placed on the wanted list (DPO). The other suspects include former high-ranking executives from Pertamina Energy Service (PES) and the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) division, marking a major breakthrough in the government’s efforts to dismantle historical "oil mafia" networks within the state energy sector.

(mg/inp/pr/rs)