Kerry Riza Complains to DPR Commission III, Requests His Case Be Opened to the Public Like Amsal Sitepu's

Jakarta – The beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM), Kerry Adrianto Riza, through his legal representative, submitted a complaint letter to DPR Commission III on Thursday, 2 April. The complaint pertains to the trial process of the alleged corruption case involving the management of oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina, in which Kerry Riza is a defendant.

Didi Supriyanto, Kerry Riza’s legal representative, explained that the complaint was submitted to Commission III because they observed numerous violations in the trial process of the alleged corruption case concerning oil management. Riza’s side requests that the matter be opened to the public.

“So today we drafted and submitted a complaint letter to Commission III regarding the trial process of Mr Kerry and his associates, which we believe involved many violations, and we also request an RDPU with Commission III so that this issue can be opened to the public,” Didi told reporters at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta.

In the letter received by the Chairman of Commission III DPR, Habiburokhman, via the Commission III Secretariat team, Riza’s side detailed various notes on the handling of the alleged corruption case in oil management. Among them is the narrative of fuel mixing causing state losses of up to Rp 1,000 trillion, which was proclaimed by the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) at the beginning of the investigation.

That narrative shocked Indonesian society as consumers. However, the narrative did not appear in the indictment read by the public prosecutor. Instead, the prosecutor questioned business contracts that were actually legitimate.

“It turns out that after following the course of this case up to the trial, there was never any story about the mixing case; Kerry and his associates are being questioned over business contracts that were actually legitimate but are now deemed problematic by the prosecution, and in the end, Kerry was sentenced along with his associates, and the sentence is heavy,” said Didi.

Kerry Riza was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion by the Jakarta Corruption Court. In addition, Kerry Riza was ordered to pay restitution for state losses amounting to Rp 2.9 trillion, which is the value of the Pertamina and OTM contract over 10 years. Currently, Kerry Riza and the other defendants are appealing to the Jakarta High Court.