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Kejagung Names Toba Pulp Lestari Director Suspect in IDR 2 Trillion…

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 17, 2026•4 min read

Indonesia's Attorney General's Office named AL (Anwar Lawden), director and corporate secretary of PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk, as a suspect in an alleged transfer-pricing corruption case from 2008–2025 with state losses of about IDR 2 trillion. AL was arrested in Medan and detained for 20 days.

Key Facts

Investigators from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) named AL (Anwar Lawden), director and corporate secretary of PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) Tbk, as a suspect in an alleged transfer-pricing corruption case covering 2008–2025.
The suspect determination was made under Jampidsus Investigation Director Determination Letter No. TAP-55/F.2/Fd.2/10/2026 dated 15 October 2026, announced by Kejagung's Head of the Center for Legal Information (Kapuspenkum) Anang Supriatna on Friday (16/10/2026).
AL was arrested in Medan, North Sumatra, on Thursday (15/10/2026) after failing to answer investigators' summons, then detained for 20 days from 16 October to 4 November 2026 at the Salemba Detention Center, Kejagung branch.
The alleged scheme involved under-invoicing through manipulation of the Harmonized System (HS) code — a product that by its characteristics, use, and market value was dissolving pulp was reclassified as paper grade pulp / bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP).
TPL's pulp exports were sold to its affiliate DP MMI, Ltd., while domestic sales went to the APR mill; investigators also allege AL paid tax examiners so the company would evade scrutiny.
The determination followed examination of 116 witnesses, seizure of documents and electronic evidence under court authorization, and statements from experts in criminal law, state finance, and the pulp and cellulose industry.
The alleged misconduct caused state financial losses of about IDR 2 trillion; investigators have recovered IDR 500 million into the Jampidsus Other Government Account (RPL) as initial recovery.
PT Toba Pulp Lestari itself was also named a corporate suspect in the case.
AL was charged under Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

Arrested in Medan, Detained for 20 Days

Investigators from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) named AL (Anwar Lawden), director and corporate secretary of PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) Tbk, as a suspect in an alleged transfer-pricing corruption case spanning 2008–2025.

The determination is set out in Jampidsus Investigation Director Determination Letter No. TAP-55/F.2/Fd.2/10/2026 dated 15 October 2026. Kejagung's Head of the Center for Legal Information (Kapuspenkum) Anang Supriatna announced the case development in an official statement on Friday (16/10/2026).

"We are naming one suspect on Thursday, 15 October 2026, namely AL, who is the Director and Corporate Secretary of PT TPL," Anang said in Jakarta.

Before being named a suspect, AL was arrested in Medan, North Sumatra, on Thursday (15/10/2026). The forced arrest was carried out because AL had failed to answer investigators' summons. After his arrest, AL was brought to Jakarta and detained for 20 days, from 16 October to 4 November 2026, at the Salemba Detention Center, Kejagung branch.

Under-Invoicing Through HS Code Manipulation

Anang explained that in running its business, PT TPL sold pulp for export to its affiliate DP MMI, Ltd., and supplied product to the APR mill in the domestic market. Suspect AL allegedly committed unlawful under-invoicing by changing or manipulating the product's Harmonized System (HS) code.

"Suspect AL then unlawfully carried out under-invoicing by changing/manipulating the HS Code of the product, which by its characteristics, use, and market price should have been dissolving pulp, but was changed to paper grade pulp / bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP)," Anang explained.

PT TPL was in fact obliged to submit transfer-pricing documentation (TP Doc) and its Corporate Tax Return to the Listed Companies Tax Office (KPP PMB) at the Directorate General of Taxes so its transactions could be tested for fairness. The submitted reports, however, did not match actual conditions. Investigators also allege AL paid money to tax examiners so the company would avoid supervision.

State Losses of IDR 2 Trillion

"The actions of Suspect AL together with the tax examiners resulted in state financial losses of approximately IDR 2 trillion," Anang asserted.

The suspect determination followed the examination of 116 witnesses, the seizure of documents and electronic evidence under district court authorization, and statements from experts in criminal law, state finance, and the pulp and cellulose industry. As an initial recovery of state losses, investigators have deposited IDR 500 million into the Jampidsus Other Government Account (RPL) from the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP).

Besides AL as an individual, investigators also named PT Toba Pulp Lestari itself as a corporate suspect in the case. AL was charged under Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 letter a or c of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, in conjunction with Law No. 20 of 2001.