DUMAI, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — The Special Crime Investigation Team of the Riau High Prosecutor's Office conducted coercive measures in the form of searches at a number of port authority offices in the City of Dumai, including PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) Regional 1 Dumai and the Office of the Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Class I Dumai. This legal action, which took place on Wednesday (15/4/2026), is part of the escalation of the investigation into alleged criminal acts of corruption in the Implementation of Mandatory Pilotage Water Vessel Services for the period 2015 to 2025.

In response to this pro justitia step, the management of PT Pelindo (Persero) stated its openness and full respect for the ongoing legal process. Executive General Manager of Pelindo Regional 1 Dumai, Jonatan Ginting, emphasized his institution's commitment to being cooperative by providing the widest possible access to law enforcement officials. The verification and collection of evidence by the prosecutor's office is seen as being in line with efforts to maintain accountability and optimize state revenue from the maritime sector.

The management also guarantees that the series of searches and confiscations carried out by investigators will not disrupt public services or loading and unloading activities. All operational activities within the Dumai Port environment are ensured to continue as normal, adhering to the principles of good corporate governance and optimizing internal oversight mechanisms based on whistleblowing system.

Potential Leakage of Non-Tax State Revenue

The seizure of documents and electronic goods by the Riau Prosecutor's Office is based on criminal procedure law instruments to strengthen material evidence. Prior to the search, investigators were known to have requested information from a dozen witnesses from elements of the Navigation District, Port Business Entities, to the Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) to map the flow of accountability for authority.

The main focus of the investigation is directed at alleged irregularities in the deposit of pilotage and tugboat service funds. Revenue from mandatory pilotage water services is actually a vital component that must be deposited into the state treasury as Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) or a form of revenue sharing to the regions.

In terms of the construction of special criminal law, if it is proven that there is manipulation of deposits, criminal conspiracy, or fraudulent practices in the operational cooperation scheme with third parties that result in PNBP leakage, the perpetrators are very likely to be charged using the Law on the Eradication of Corruption. The public is now awaiting the prosecutor's office's firmness in dismantling the tangled financial governance at the national logistics gateway in order to recover state financial losses.