Former Pertamina Boss Riva Siahaan Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The panel of judges has delivered the verdict in the case against former Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Riva Siahaan. Riva was sentenced to nine years in prison, plus a fine of IDR 1 billion.
The trial was related to a corruption case involving the management of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina (Persero), its subsidiaries, and KKKS (oil and gas working areas) during the period of 2018-2023. The presiding judge, Fajar Kusuma Aji, read out the sentences for three defendants out of a total of nine defendants who were convicted.
The three defendants are Riva Siahaan (RS) as the former Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Maya Kusmaya (MK) as the former Director of Marketing, Central and Trading at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, and Edward Corne (EC) as the former VP of Trading Operations at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga.
The sentencing hearing took place at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) of the Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) today, Thursday (February 26, 2026). The hearing began around 4:00 PM.
Fajar stated that the defendant, Riva Siahaan, was proven guilty of committing corruption together, as stipulated in the primary indictment.
“Sentencing the defendant, Riva Siahaan, to nine years in prison and a fine of IDR 1 billion, which must be paid within one month and can be extended for a maximum of one month from the date the verdict becomes legally binding,” said Fajar during the sentencing hearing at the Tipikor Court of PN Jakpus, Thursday (February 26, 2026).
Details of the verdict:
Nine years in prison, minus the time served in custody.
A fine of IDR 1 billion, which must be paid within one month.
If the fine is not paid within the specified period, the defendant’s assets or income may be seized and auctioned to pay the fine.
If the proceeds from the seizure and auction of assets or income are insufficient or impossible to execute, the unpaid fine will be replaced with a prison sentence of 190 days.
The defendant will remain in custody.
Out of the nine defendants in the case, the sentencing was carried out by dividing the defendants into three clusters. The following is a list of the nine defendants in the alleged corruption case involving the management of crude oil and refinery products at Pertamina’s subsidiaries and KKKS during the period of 2018-2023:
PPN Cluster:
Riva Siahaan (RS) as the former Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga
Maya Kusmaya (MK) as the former Director of Marketing, Central and Trading at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga
Edward Corne (EC) as the former VP of Trading Operations at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga.
PIS-KPI Cluster:
Sani Dinar Saifuddin (SDS) as the former Director of Feedstock and Product Optimization at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional
Yoki Firnandi (YF) as the former Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping
Agus Purwono (AP) as the former VP of Feedstock Management at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional
Private Sector Cluster:
Muhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza (MKAR) as the beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and the son of Riza Chalid
Dimas Werhaspati (DW) as the Commissioner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and the Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim
Gading Ramadhan Joedo (GRJ) as the Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim and the Director of PT Orbit Terminal Merak
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