The Attorney General's Office has revealed the role of Yeka Hendra Fatika , a member of the Indonesian Ombudsman for the 2021–2026 period, in the alleged obstruction of justice case during the trial of the defendant in the corruption case regarding the granting of export facilities for crude palm oil and its derivatives in 2022.
Director of Investigations for the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes of the Attorney General's Office, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi, at the Attorney General's Office's Jampidsus Building, Jakarta, Monday, said that the case ensnaring Yeka Hendra began in early February 2022 when there was a shortage of cooking oil in Indonesia.
Yeka Hendra, as a member of the Indonesian Ombudsman, initiated an investigation by ordering the Head of Main Assistant III team to conduct a survey in 34 provinces in Indonesia and tracking through the media.
The results of the investigation were outlined in the Ombudsman's report dated March 24, 2022, regarding alleged maladministration in the provision and stabilization of cooking oil prices by the Ministry of Trade.
"Mr. YHF has changed the material of the Indonesian Ombudsman's information report, which was originally related to the scarcity of cooking oil, to the revocation of the Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) for export purposes, which was drafted illegally," he said.
Thus, the Indonesian Ombudsman recommended that the Ministry of Trade's provisions regarding DMO be revoked.
In fact, the DMO is an unlawful act alleged against the defendant in a corruption case involving the granting of export facilities for crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives in 2022.
