JAKARTA. PT Freeport Indonesia president director Maroef Sjamsoeddin resigned from his position on Monday, Freeport Indonesia spokesman Riza Pratama has confirmed.

"That's correct. He resigned today," Riza told thejakartapos.com on Monday night.

According to a memorandum sent to Freeport Indonesia employees on Jan. 18, Maroef explained that his resignation was because his employment contract as Freeport Indonesia president director had expired.

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Although Freeport McMoran offered him an extension on his contract, Maroef—who was associated with Freeport recording scandal involving former House of Representatives speaker Setya Novanto—decided not to remain with the company and tendered his resignation.

"I have handed in my resignation as the president director of PT Freeport Indonesia," Maroef stated in a written statement.

Before serving as Freeport Indonesia president director, Maroef was State Intelligence Agency (BIN) deputy head from 2011 to 2014. On Jan. 7 2015, he left the agency to take the helm of Freeport Indonesia, replacing Rozik B. Soetjipto.

Maroef was appointed directly by the chairman of the board of Freeport-McMoRan, James Robert Moffett, who also resigned from his position last month.

Along with Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said, Maroef testified in front of the House's ethics council in hearings on the case, which ended with Novanto's resignation as House speaker. (Ayomi Amindoni & Anton Hermansyah)