Earlier, the Commission had scheduled an examination of Karen`s testimony on Monday, Nov. 4, but she was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict with other important items on her agenda.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Director of the states oil and gas company PT Pertamina Karen Agustiawan responded to the anti-graft bodys summons as a witness in the oil and gas bribery case of 2012-2013.

"I appear today before the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in response to the summons, speaking as a witness for the Upstream Oil and Gas regulatory special task force (SKK Migas) head Rudi Rubiandini," Karen said shortly after arriving at the anti-graft offices building here on Thursday.

Earlier, the Commission had scheduled an examination of Karens testimony on Monday, Nov. 4, but she was unable to attend due to a scheduling conflict with other important items on her agenda.

The anti-graft body investigators had previously summoned PT Pertaminas employees Isdiana Putri Karma and Bhimasakti.

Pertamina, in September 2013, had been entrusted with selling the governments crude oil and condensate, where crude oil from across the entire country was processed in refineries owned by Pertamina.

The Commission has named former SKK head Rudi Rubiandini as a suspect in the alleged oil and gas corruption case after he was caught red-handed in a sting operation on Aug. 13, 2013, along with US$400 thousand, collected as evidence, which had been given to him by Commissioner of PT Kernel Oil Private Limited Simon Gunawan Tanjaya through Rudis golf coach, Deviardi, who has also been arrested by the Commission.

This case of accepting bribes is allegedly the second occurrence for Rudi, where the first instance occurred in mid-2013 with a sum of US$300 thousand.

The anti-graft body then raided several locations related to the case: the Secretary-Generals room at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, where US$200 thousand were confiscated, and Rudis house in Jalan Brawijaya, South Jakarta, where 127 thousand Singapore dollars, US$90 thousand and a high-capacity BMW motor engine were seized.

In the course of its investigation, the Commission also discovered US$350 thousand in cash in Rudis safe deposit box in Bank Mandiri, as well as 60 thousand Singapore dollars, US$2 thousand, and 180 grams of gold in Rudis safe deposit box in his office.

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the KPK also seized land and buildings that allegedly belong to Rudi: Jalan Haji Ramli No. 13, Tebet, Menteng Dalam, South Jakarta, and a house on Anatomi street, Cigadung Village, Bandung, West Java.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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