Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Directorate of Economic and Special Crimes of the Indonesian National Police (INP) Criminal Investigation Agency officially detained two high-ranking corporate executives on Monday. 

The suspects, identified as DHB, the former Director of PT Simba Jaya Utama and VC, the current Director of PT Simba Jaya Utama, were taken into custody following intensive interrogations regarding an unlicensed gold mining and money laundering network.

"For the purpose of investigation, both suspects have been detained at the Criminal Investigation Agency Detention Center for the next 20 days, spanning from 16 June 2026, to 5 July 2026," said the Director of Economic and Special Crimes Brigadier General Polisi Ade Safri Simanjuntak on Wednesday (17/6/2026).

The detention was executed after both executives initially failed to appear for a scheduled police summons on 10 June 2026, without explanation. They eventually complied and reported to the Bareskrim headquarters on June 15 following a secondary official warning.

Suspect DHB, who is the son of businessman Siman Bahar, who passed away in China in April 2026, and suspect VC were named suspects following a broader investigation that previously ensnared three other suspects, identified as TW, DW, and BSW,  on 27 February2026. Investigators have uncovered solid dual pieces of evidence showing that the executives actively colluded to facilitate the illicit mining logistics.

To optimize the financial investigation, the investigators are coordinating with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to conduct rigorous asset tracing across the syndicate's entire capital network. Meanwhile, the initial case files for the first three suspects were submitted to the Attorney General’s Office or prosecutorial review on 11 May 2026.

The suspects are charged under Article 161 of Law No. 3/2020 on Mineral and Coal Mining, alongside various anti-money laundering provisions outlined in Law No. 8/2010.

(mg/ay/pr/rs)