Legal Literacy — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has rescheduled the examination of the General Chairperson of the DPP of the National Association of Oil and Gas Entrepreneurs (Hiswana Migas), Rachmad Muhamadiyah (RM), who was summoned as a witness in the investigation of alleged corruption in the digitization project of public fuel filling stations (SPBU) at PT Pertamina (Persero) for the 2018–2023 period.[1]
Rachmad was originally scheduled to undergo examination on Monday, January 5, 2026, but requested a rescheduling. According to KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo, the examination was then rescheduled for Tuesday, January 6, 2026. [2]
Witness examination rescheduled
Budi explained that Rachmad's examination was carried out in his capacity as a witness and was located at the KPK's Merah Putih Building, Jakarta. The KPK emphasized that the summons was related to the SPBU digitization case which is currently being handled at the investigation stage.[3]
The KPK has been investigating the SPBU digitization case since the case was upgraded from investigation to investigation in September 2024. The KPK began summoning witnesses for the purposes of investigation on January 20, 2025.[4]
Context of the SPBU digitization case
In a previous development, the KPK stated that the number of suspects in the SPBU digitization case had been announced on January 31, 2025, namely three people. However, the KPK does not always disclose the detailed identities of all suspects to the public in every release of developments in witness examinations.[5]
The KPK has also stated that the investigation into the SPBU digitization case has entered the final stage and the KPK together with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) are calculating state financial losses.[6]
Regarding procurement materials, the KPK explained that SPBU digitization includes the procurement of electronic data capture (EDC) machines, as well as hardware, software/systems and networks. The KPK also stated that there was an alleged conditioning in the procurement of these goods and services.[7]
The KPK also revealed that one of the suspects in this case, Elvizar, was also said to be related to the alleged corruption case in the procurement of EDC machines at BRI, and Elvizar was known to be the Director of PT Pasifik Cipta Solusi (PCS) in the context of the SPBU digitization case.[8]
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