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Riza Chalid has an extensive political network. He backed Prabowo Subianto and Hatta Rajasa in the 2014 presidential election.

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A rally in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building demanding that the KPK thoroughly investigate the involvement of Setya Novanto and Riza Chalid in the PT Freeport Indonesia contract extension case. Dok. Tempo/Dian Triyuli Handoko. tempo : 174451455020.

FORMER Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said once attempted to expose irregularities in Pertamina’s oil import practices through its subsidiary, Pertamina Energy Trading Limited (Petral). The case, suspected to involve businessman Mohammad Riza Chalid, prompted Sudirman to enlist the Australian forensic firm KordaMentha to audit the alleged fraud.

The audit followed the dissolution of Petral in May 2015, a decision made af

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Fajar Pebrianto, Septia Ryanthie, Retno Sulistyowati, and Lani Diana contributed to the writing of this article.

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