Former PGN CEO Hendi Prio Faces First Hearing in Gas Corruption Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Hendi Prio Santoso, President Director of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) Tbk from 2008 to 2017, is facing the first hearing in the alleged corruption case involving a gas sales cooperation agreement at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.
In addition to Hendi, the trial also involves Arso Sadewo Tjokrosoebroto, Chairman of PT Inti Alasindo Energy (IAE), who will be tried in the first hearing with the agenda of reading the indictment.
“The PGN case, with defendant Hendi Prio Santoso and others, agenda is the reading of the charges,” said Spokesperson for the Central Jakarta District Court, Andi Saputra, to reporters.
The hearing will be chaired by Judge Ni Kadek Susantiani, accompanied by member judges Sunoto and Mardiantos.
The alleged gas sales corruption case originated from the approval of PT PGN’s 2017 Corporate Work Plan and Budget (RKAP) on 19 December 2016.
In that RKAP, there was no plan for PT PGN to purchase gas from PT IAE. However, on 2 November 2017, a cooperation agreement document was signed between the two companies after several stages.
On 9 November 2017, PT PGN paid an advance of US$15 million.
Therefore, in this case, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) initially named two suspects, namely Danny Praditya, Commercial Director of PT PGN from 2016 to 2019, and Iswan Ibrahim, Commissioner of PT IAE from 2006 to 2023.
Both have been sentenced to six years in prison each and a fine of Rp250 million subsidiary six months in prison, on 12 January 2026.
However, Iswan was also imposed with additional punishment in the form of restitution to pay US$3.33 million subsidiary three years in prison, as he was proven to be the recipient of the corrupt fund flow in the amount of the restitution imposed.
Due to the corrupt acts of the two defendants, the panel of judges stated that there was a state loss of US$15 million or equivalent to Rp246 billion (exchange rate of Rp16,400 per US dollar) in that case.
The KPK, on 1 October 2025, announced Hendi as a suspect and immediately detained him. On 21 October 2025, the KPK then announced suspect status for Arso and also immediately detained him.