Jakarta, VIVA \u2013 The appeal hearing for the alleged corruption case\ninvolving the management of oil and refinery derivative products, with\nthe defendant as the beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa,\nMuhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza, at the Jakarta High Court on Thursday, 7\nMay, revealed many new facts.<\/p>\n
The hearing featured former Director of Marketing and Trading at PT\nPertamina (Persero), Hanung Budya Yuktyanta, and former President\nDirector of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Alfian Nasution, as witnesses.<\/p>\n
During the trial, Hanung denied any pressure or intervention from\nMohamad Riza Chalid regarding Pertamina\u2019s leasing of the fuel terminal\nowned by PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM). Hanung stated that the leasing\nof the fuel terminal was already outlined in the company\u2019s long-term\nplan (RJPP), which was approved at the general meeting of shareholders\n(GMS), and also included in the company\u2019s work plan and budget\n(RKAP).<\/p>\n
This affirmation was given by Hanung in response to Kerry Riza\u2019s\nquestion about state financial losses due to deviations from pressure by\nRiza Chalid through Irawan Prakoso in leasing the fuel terminal, as per\nthe Financial Audit Board (BPK) audit.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the BPK report, the state loss occurred due to elements of\ndeviation; the leasing of OTM was due to pressure or a quid pro quo. Is\nthat true or not?\u201d Kerry asked Hanung.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not true, because in Pertamina\u2019s system, the RJPP is approved\nby the GMS, and the RKAP is prepared by Pertamina before being presented\nto the GMS, presented to the board of commissioners, and presented by\nthe directors to the Minister of SOEs, so it then becomes a shareholder\ndecision; there is no pressure or anything like that,\u201d Hanung\nemphasised.<\/p>\n
On that occasion, Kerry quoted Hanung\u2019s defence note or plea read out\nin the hearing on 27 April 2026. In his defence note, Hanung stated that\nhis statements regarding alleged intervention by Riza Chalid did not\nrepresent the actual situation.<\/p>\n
It was explained that during the investigation process, the\nprosecutors repeatedly asked him about any intervention and quid pro quo\nfrom Riza Chalid. This caused him stress and he was forced to answer\nsomething that did not match the actual facts.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn response to those questions, I had already answered several times\nthat there was no such pressure and quid pro quo, but because I was\npressed with those questions repeatedly and at that time, my\npsychological condition was very stressed, pressured, and my physical\ncondition was extremely fatigued, I was forced to give an answer that\ndid not represent the actual situation,\u201d said Kerry, quoting Hanung\u2019s\ndefence note.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/appeal-hearing-for-kerry-riza-reveals-no-irregularities-or-state-losses-1778181234", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }