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        "id": 1795253,
        "msgid": "compensation-penalty-increased-to-rp-13-4-trillion-kerry-riza-to-file-cassation-appeal-1781078234",
        "date": "2026-06-10 14:11:46",
        "title": "Compensation Penalty Increased to Rp 13.4 Trillion, Kerry Riza to File Cassation Appeal",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Jakarta High Court has significantly increased the compensation penalty for Muhamad Kerry Riza, the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak, from Rp 2.9 trillion to approximately Rp 13.4 trillion. His legal counsel, Patra M Zen, announced plans to file a cassation appeal, arguing the judges' considerations were erroneous and that they failed to properly examine key witnesses. The defence contends the appellate process was merely a formality rather than a genuine search for material truth.",
        "content": "<p>Muhamad Kerry Riza, the beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak\n(OTM), has stated he will file a cassation appeal against the Jakarta\nHigh Court\u2019s appellate ruling. In its decision, the Jakarta High Court\nincreased Kerry Riza\u2019s compensation penalty to approximately Rp 13.4\ntrillion, up from the previous Rp 2.9 trillion. \u201cI just had a whispered\nconversation with Mr Kerry. He will consider taking further legal action\nthrough cassation,\u201d said Kerry Riza\u2019s legal counsel, Patra M Zen,\nfollowing the appellate ruling hearing at the Jakarta High Court on\nWednesday, 10 June 2026. Patra stated that this legal step was taken\nbecause the panel of judges\u2019 considerations were deemed mistaken and\nflawed. He emphasised that he would continue to fight for justice for\nhis client. \u201cBecause it is firm, clear, and plainly visible that the\npanel\u2019s considerations are mistaken and flawed. Therefore, I only want\nto say one phrase: aluta continua, the struggle continues! Hopefully, we\nwill all eventually see that Mr Kerry will be granted justice,\u201d he said.\nPatra M Zen stated that from the outset he had not harboured high hopes\nfor the examination process at the appellate level, as he believed the\npanel of judges did not genuinely seek facts and material truth. This\nwas because the panel did not summon witness Irawan Prakoso, a key\nwitness in the case, during the trial proceedings. The presiding judge\nhad previously decided to summon Irawan Prakoso, but that decision was\nlater revised. Furthermore, in its legal considerations, the Jakarta\nHigh Court panel mentioned Irawan Prakoso\u2019s name. \u201cIn the decision\u2019s\nconsiderations, we heard the name Irawan Prakoso mentioned again by this\nsame panel, which revised its own decision. If the high court judges\ngenuinely wanted to seek material truth from the beginning, why did they\nnot hear the testimony of the witness we presented?\u201d said Patra M Zen.\nAdditionally, he claimed the Jakarta High Court panel frequently cut\nshort witness testimonies during the appellate hearings. Therefore, he\nconsidered the case examination in the trial to be merely a formality or\npro forma to implement the new Criminal Procedure Code.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/compensation-penalty-increased-to-rp-13-4-trillion-kerry-riza-to-file-cassation-appeal-1781078234",
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