11 Defendants in Fictitious Lithium Battery Project Case Sentenced to 6-14 Years in Prison; Prosecutors Appeal
Eleven defendants in a suspected fictitious project case at PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) have been sentenced at the Jakarta Corruption Court. The defendants received varying sentences.
According to a press release from the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday (15/4/2026), the sentencing hearing was held on Monday, 6 April 2026. The defendants were found proven guilty and convincingly so of jointly committing the criminal act of corruption as charged by the prosecutors.
The sentences for each defendant are as follows:
GM Enterprise Segment Financial Management Service PT Telkom for the period 2017-2020, Augus Hoth Mercyon Purba, was sentenced to 8 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp980 million subsidiary 5 years’ imprisonment.
Account Manager Tourism Hospitality Service PT Telkom for the period 2015-2017, Herman Maulana, was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp44,537,041,200 subsidiary 7 years’ imprisonment.
Executive Account Manager PT Infomedia Nusantara for the period 2016-2018, Alam Hono, was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp7,298,016,141 subsidiary 6 years’ imprisonment.
President Director of PT Forthen Catar Nusantara, Andi Imansyah Mukti, was sentenced to 8 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp8,734,270,621 subsidiary 4 years’ imprisonment.
President Director of PT International Vista Quanta, Denny Tannudjaya, was sentenced to 8 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp10,717,216,000 subsidiary 4 years’ imprisonment.
President Director of PT Japa Melindo Pratama, Edi Fitra, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp38,247,500,000 subsidiary 5 years’ imprisonment.
Controller of PT Fortuna Aneka Sarana and PT Bika Pratama Adisentosa, Kamarudin Ibrahim, was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp7,950,000,000 subsidiary 4 years’ imprisonment.
President Director of PT ATA Energi, Nurhandayanto, was sentenced to 11 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp46,853,348,032 subsidiary 6 years’ imprisonment.
President Director of PT Green Energy Natural Gas, Oei Edward Wijaya, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp39,876,000,000 subsidiary 3 years’ imprisonment.
Finance and Administration Director of PT Cantya Anzhana, RR Dewi Palupi, was sentenced to 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp40 million subsidiary 1 year’s imprisonment.
President Director of PT Batavia Prima Jaya, Rudi Irawan alias Iwan Siregar, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a fine of Rp750 million subsidiary 165 days’ imprisonment, as well as restitution of Rp22,430,113,892 subsidiary 6 years’ imprisonment.
For context, this case originated from business collaborations between PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and several companies during the 2016-2018 period. The collaborations involved procurement of goods funded by PT Telkom Indonesia, even though the activities were outside the company’s core business scope in telecommunications.
In implementation, PT Telkom Indonesia appointed four subsidiaries, namely PT Infomedia Nusantara, PT Telkom Infrastruktur Indonesia (Telkominfra), PT PINS Indonesia (PINS), and PT Graha Sarana Duta, to execute the projects. These four subsidiaries then appointed several vendors that were affiliates of the partner companies.
However, the procurement projects were in fact never carried out or were fictitious. As a result of the defendants’ actions, the state suffered financial losses amounting to Rp464,935,164,828.
The defendants were found by the judge to have violated Article 2 paragraph (1) jo Article 18 paragraph (1) of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law No. 20 of 2001 on amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo Article 55 paragraph (1) first KUHP juncto Article 64 paragraph (1) KUHP.
Regarding this decision, the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office stated that the prosecutors are filing an appeal against four defendants, namely Agus Hoth Mercyon Purba, Rudi Irawan alias Iwan Siregar, RR Dewi Palupi, and Alam Hono. Of these four defendants, Alam Hono is also filing an appeal against the judge’s sentence.