Jakarta (ANTARA) - The verdict hearing by the panel of judges for the\nalleged corruption case involving crude oil, which implicates Arief\nSukmara, Director of Gas, Petrochemicals, and New Business at PT\nPertamina International Shipping (PIS) for the 2024\u20132025 period, has\nbeen postponed to Tuesday (12\/5).<\/p>\n
Presiding Judge Adek Nurhadi stated that there has been a change in\nthe panel of judges handling the case, so the verdict is not yet ready\nto be read.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reading of the verdict will be postponed to tomorrow. Tomorrow,\ntogether with the others,\u201d said the Presiding Judge during the hearing\nat the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on\nMonday.<\/p>\n
In addition to Arief, the reading of the verdict for three other\ndefendants has also been postponed: Vice President (VP) of Crude,\nProduct Trading, and Commercial (CPTC) Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) at\nPT Pertamina (Persero) for the 2019-2020 period, Dwi Sudarsono;<\/p>\n
Then, Business Development Manager at Trafigura Pte, Ltd for the\n2019-2021 period, Martin Haendra Nata, along with Business Development\nManager at PT Mahameru Kencana Abadi, Indra Putra.<\/p>\n
The Presiding Judge explained that the change in the panel of judges\nrefers to member judge Husnul Khatimah, who is on study leave and has\nbeen replaced by Dwi Elyarahma Sulistyowati.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the tenure of member judge Mulyono Dwi Putro ended on 1\nMay 2026 and has been replaced by Alfis Setiawan.<\/p>\n
Thus, the reading of the verdict for these four defendants will be\naccompanied by the verdict hearing for four other defendants in the same\ncase: Director of Central Marketing and Trading at Pertamina Patra Niaga\nfor the 2020\u20132021 period, Hasto Wibowo;<\/p>\n
Then, Senior Vice President (SVP) of ISC at Pertamina for the\n2017\u20132018 period, Toto Nugroho; President Director of PT Pertamina Patra\nNiaga (PPN) for the 2021\u20132023 period, Alfian Nasution; and Director of\nMarketing and Trading at Pertamina for the 2012\u20132014 period, Hanung\nBudya Yuktyanta.<\/p>\n
The defendants are also subject to fines of Rp1 billion each, with\nthe provision that if not paid, they will be replaced (subsidiarily)\nwith imprisonment for 190 days.<\/p>\n
The four defendants are also demanded to face additional penalties in\nthe form of restitution payments of Rp5 billion each, subsidiarily\nimprisonment for 7 years each for Dwi and Martin, 5 years for Arief, and\n2 years and 6 months for Indra.<\/p>\n
In the alleged corruption case of crude oil and refinery product\ngovernance at PT Pertamina (Persero) for the 2013-2024 period, Arief is\naccused of causing state financial losses of Rp285.18 trillion.<\/p>\n
He is alleged to have committed or participated in unlawful acts in\nthree stages of crude oil and refinery product governance.<\/p>\n
The three stages in question are in the procurement of fuel terminal\nleasing by Pertamina, the provision of special assignment fuel\ncompensation (JBKP) Research Octane Number (RON) 90 by the government to\nPertamina Patra Niaga in 2022 and 2023, and the sale of non-subsidised\ndiesel to PT PPN in 2020\u20132021.<\/p>\n
In the procurement of fuel terminal leasing by Pertamina, the eight\ndefendants have enriched Commissioner of PT Pelayaran Mahameru Kencana\nAbadi (PMKA) Gading Ramadhan Juedo, beneficial owner of PT Navigator\nKhatulistiwa Muhammad Kerry Andrianto Riza, and beneficial owner of PT\nOrbit Terminal Merak Mohammad Riza Chalid, by Rp2.9 trillion in the\nleasing activities of the Merak Fuel Terminal (TBBM).<\/p>\n
Then, in the provision of JBKP RON 90 compensation by the government\nto Pertamina Patra Niaga in 2022 and 2023, the actions of the defendants\nhave enriched Pertamina Patra Niaga by Rp13.12 trillion.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the sale of non-subsidised diesel to PT PPN in\n2020-2021, the eight defendants have enriched PT Adaro Indonesia by\nRp630 billion.<\/p>\n
Thus, the state losses caused in this case amount to Rp285.18\ntrillion. The breakdown of state losses includes state financial losses\nof 2.73 billion US dollars (USD) and Rp25.44 trillion; state economic\nlosses of Rp171.99 trillion; and illegal gains of 2.62 billion USD.<\/p>\n
The state financial losses in question consist of 5.74 billion USD in\nthe procurement of imported refinery products or fuel and Rp2.54\ntrillion in the sale of non-subsidised diesel during the 2021-2023\nperiod.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the state economic losses represent the overpricing in\nfuel procurement which impacts the economic burden arising from those\nprices, and the illegal gains are obtained from the difference between\nthe import acquisition price of fuel exceeding the quota and the\nacquisition price of crude oil and fuel from domestic purchases.<\/p>\n
For their actions, the defendants face penalties as stipulated in\nArticle 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of\nLaw No.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended\nand supplemented by Law No.\u00a020 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1)\nfirst of the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/verdict-hearing-in-corruption-case-against-former-pt-pis-director-postponed-to-tomorrow-1778492585", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }