Stop the Sale of Adulterated Diesel

This criminal act must be stopped immediately before more damage is done. The police have found an 80-ton tank containing diesel mixed with five tons of water at a gas station in Cilincing, but the police must not stop there. This long-rumored crime most likely occurred at other locations as well.

It is this complicated state of affairs that Pertamina and the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry must address. We hope that Energy and Mining Deputy Minister Arcandra Tahar, as Pertamina's deputy chief commissioner, will make this his priority task. In addition to enabling a healthy business climate in the oil and gas sector, Arcandra should also play an active part in overseeing the public interest by monitoring fuel distribution, and ensuring that no more adulterated diesel reaches consumers.

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