Attorney General's Office Reveals Reasons for Appeal in Riza Chalid's Son Conviction in Crude Oil Case
JAKARTA – The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has formally filed an appeal against a Corruption Court ruling in Jakarta regarding a corruption case involving mismanagement of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina (Persero), which implicated Muhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza and others.
Anang Supriatna, Head of the Attorney General’s Legal Information Centre, stated that the appeal has been formally submitted by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) on Friday, 27 February 2026.
“Regarding the Pertamina case related to crude oil, the public prosecution team filed an appeal last Friday. However, we continue to respect and appreciate the ruling issued by the Corruption Court panel,” said Anang during a meeting at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Monday, 2 March 2026.
Anang stated that several points from the prosecutors’ charges were not adequately considered in the judges’ ruling.
“These include matters concerning state economic losses and replacement funds that were not imposed on several defendants. These are among the points that will be included in our appeal memorandum,” he said.
Additionally, prosecutors argued that certain sentences were lighter than their initial demands.
Previously, the Public Prosecutor had sought an 18-year prison sentence for Kerry, but the judges imposed a 15-year sentence.
In the ruling delivered on Thursday, 26 February to Friday, 27 February 2026, the judges found nine defendants guilty of corruption in several procurement clusters, ranging from fuel storage terminal leasing, crude oil and fuel import-export, to ship charter procurement.
Muhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza, as beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (PT OTM), was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and a fine of Rp 1 billion with an alternative of 190 days detention, as well as replacement funds of Rp 2.9 trillion with an alternative of five years imprisonment.
The judges determined that the defendants caused state financial losses totalling Rp 25.4 trillion and 2.7 billion US dollars based on calculations by experts from the National Audit Board (BPK).
Regarding judicial dissent on the aspect of state losses, Anang emphasised that the office continues to respect the panel’s ruling.
“We respect this, and it is the right of the dissenting judges, but the majority upheld the findings regarding charges brought by the prosecution,” he stated.