Law enforcement institutions, especially the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), have recently launched investigations into graft cases dating back years, raising speculation that such moves are politically driven ahead of the 2024 elections.

Among the latest case to be opened occurred on Tuesday when the KPK named Karen Agustiawan, former president director of state energy firm Pertamina, a suspect in a case pertaining to liquefied natural gas (LNG) procurement between 2011 and 2021.

The case relates to 2012 when Karen, who headed the firm from 2009 to 2014, decided to import LNG through several companies abroad, including United States-based Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC. The decision was made to prevent an LNG deficit in Indonesia, which was forecast to occur between 2009 and 2040.

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courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by The Jakarta Post

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