Harvey Moeis is considered to be just an extension of his hand, the Attorney General's job is to reveal the figure behind it

The AGO's big task is to reveal it comprehensively, without favoritism, as a lesson that no crime is tolerated.

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Harvey Moeis, wearing a detainee's outfit from the Jampidsus Prosecutor's Office, has been named a suspect by the Attorney General's Office in the case of tin management in the IUP area of PT Timah Tbk from 2015 to 2022.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Harvey Moeis, the sixteenth suspect in the case of alleged corruption of tin management in the 2015-2022 PT Timah Tbk Mining Business License (IUP) area, is suspected of not acting alone, but rather there is a figure the taller one behind him. For this reason, investigators are expected to apply criminal money laundering articles to trace the flow of funds that are suspected of flowing to this figure.

Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman, when contacted, Sunday (31/3/2024), was of the view that the appointment of Harvey Moeis (HM) as a suspect was considered appropriate. However, Boyamin reminded, Harvey was not the end of the parties suspected of being involved in the case.

"HM is the extended arm of a company allegedly involved in corruption in the tin mining case. And, there are several companies, not just one company," said Boyamin.

Previously, the Director of Investigations at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Attorney General Kuntadi said that Harvey was an extension of PT Refined Bangka Tin (PT RBT). Harvey is suspected of having accommodated illegal tin mining activities in the PT Timah Tbk IUP area by contacting several tin processing companies (smelters) to participate in tin processing, namely PT SIP, CV VIP (Venus Inti Perkasa), PT SPS, and PT TIN (Tinindo Inter Nusa).

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Harvey Moeis, dressed in detainee clothing, was interrogated by the Deputy Attorney General for Special Criminal Acts at the Attorney General's Office. Harvey was named a suspect by the Attorney General's Office in a case concerning tin management in the IUP of PT Timah Tbk from 2015-2022.

Then, Kuntadi continued, Harvey allegedly asked several tin mining management companies to deposit a portion of their profits from illegal tin mining activities under the guise of company social responsibility (CSR) payments. The funds were sent through PT Quantum Skyline Exchange (PT QSE). PT QSE Manager Helena Lim had already been named a suspect.

According to Boyamin, the parties who are now suspects did not act on their own. There are parties or figures behind them referred to by the initials RBS. Boyamin suspects that this figure is the one who established and financed companies that were used as tools for committing tin mining corruption.

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Regarding the figure of RBS, according to Boyamin, the person in question is not registered as part of the management of the related company in the case, either as director or commissioner. Similar to Harvey, a number of top officials of private companies who have now been declared suspects in this case are referred to by Boyamin as mere pawns.

On the other hand, the figure of RBS is suspected to be the real owner or enjoyer of the profits from illegal mining activities. To trace this allegation, Boyamin hopes that investigators will charge the crime of money laundering and trace the flow of funds from illegal tin mining activities.

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The suspects in the alleged corruption case of tin governance in the IUP area of PT Timah Tbk were detained by investigators after being named as suspects on Friday (16/2/2024) in Jakarta.

On the contrary, RBS is suspected to be the true owner or main beneficiary of the profits from the illegal mining activities. To track this suspicion, Boyamin hopes that investigators will use the money laundering criminal offense article and trace the flow of funds from the illegal tin mining activities.

"This is because if the chain is traced, it is simple. If the flow of money is traced, the peak will reach RBS. That is where the Attorney General's Office should be able to uncover it," said Boyamin.

Authority involvement

The suspicion that other parties were still involved was also expressed by researcher at the Center for Anti-Corruption Studies at Gadjah Mada University (Pukat UGM) Zaenur Rohman. According to Zaenur, the large number of suspects in the case shows that illegal tin mining activities there already look like a mining mafia.

However, among all the suspects, the investigators have not mentioned the suspicion of involvement from authorities in charge of licensing, monitoring, and law enforcement. Therefore, to thoroughly uncover this case, the investigators must also reveal suspicions of involvement from state officials.

"It is impossible for a crime as large as this, which has been going on for so long and happening right in front of our eyes, to go undetected by authorities, ranging from licensing authorities to monitoring and law enforcement authorities," said Zaenur.

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Results of mapping and analysis of illegal tin mines carried out by Attorney General investigators.

Therefore, Zaenur hopes that investigators will trace the flow of money involved in the illegal mining activities to uncover any funds that may have entered the pockets of government officials. Not only that, investigators are also expected to reveal suspicions of money flows to local political actors or their connections to national politics.

A crime as large as this, which has been ongoing for so long and happening right in front of everyone's eyes, cannot possibly go undetected by authorities, from the permit-granting authorities, supervision authorities, to law enforcement authorities.

According to Zaenur, this is important because anyone who receives money from criminal activities must be held accountable by the law. "This is indeed a big task for the Attorney General's Office to be able to uncover comprehensively, without any discrimination, in order to serve as a lesson for the future that no crime should be left unpunished," he said.

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Separately, the Head of the Legal Information Center of the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, stated that the investigators are still developing the case, including the connection between the suspects and PT Refined Bangka Tin. Most recently, on Thursday (28/3/2024), the investigators summoned and examined a witness with the initials AGR, who serves as a Commissioner of PT Refined Bangka Tin.