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Pelindo III pledges support in illegal levy probe
The management of state-owned port operator PT Pelindo III has pledged its commitment to cooperate with law enforcers regarding the latter’s investigation into alleged illegal levies that implicate one of the firm’s executives.
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All set – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto (third from left), seen here with (from right to left) National Police chief Gen.Tito Karnavian, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Attorney General Prasetyo and the police’s general supervision inspectorate (Irwasum) chief Comr. Gen. Dwi Priyatno, explains the establishment of an illegal levy task force called Saber Pungli in Jakarta on Oct. 21. (Antara/Yudhi Mahatma)
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The government-sanctioned illegal levy task force on Tuesday arrested Pelindo III operations and business development director Rahmat Satria for his alleged role in illegal levies being charged at local ports.
“We respect the police’s ongoing investigation. If necessary, we will provide legal assistance for him [Rahmat] in line with the company’s rules,” Pelindo III spokesperson Edi Priyanto told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday evening.
Rahmat, a veteran in the port management business, was arrested at his office at Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday, at which time the police also confiscated Rp 600 million (US$45,900) in cash and a number of documents.
The police claim that the investigation is so far focusing on Rahmat’s role when he served as president director of PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (PKS), a Pelindo III subsidiary in charge of providing container loading and unloading services at Tanjung Perak, the country’s second largest port, from 2013 to 2014.
Echoing Pelindo’s Rahmat, PKS spokesperson Erika A Palupi also said that the company would respect the ongoing investigation process.
Pelindo III operates in several provinces, namely East Java, Central Java, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara.
