Kerry Riza Requests Pardon from Prabowo, Here is the Reason

Jakarta – The beneficial owner of PT Navigator Katulistiwa, Kerry Adrianto Riza, has submitted a petition for clemency to President Prabowo Subianto concerning the case of alleged corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina.

Not only Kerry Riza, but the other defendants in the case, namely the Director of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM), Gading Ramadhan Joedo, and the Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim Nusantara (JMN), Dimas Werhaspati, have also submitted similar requests to Prabowo.

Kerry’s legal representative, Hafid Kance, stated that the clemency petition letter had been delivered to the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) on Wednesday, 1 April 2026.

“It is true that we have submitted a Clemency Petition for Mr Kerry, Mr Dimas, and Mr Gading to the President,” Hafid said when contacted on Thursday, 2 April 2026.

The petition letter was also submitted to Supreme Court Chief Justice Sunarto, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas, Judicial Commission Chairman Abdul Chair Ramadhan, House Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman, National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Chair Anis Hidayah, and Jakarta High Court Chief Nugroho Setiadji.

In this case, the Jakarta Corruption Court panel of judges on Friday, 27 February, in the early hours, sentenced Kerry Riza to 15 years in prison, a fine of Rp 1 billion, and restitution of Rp 2.9 trillion. Meanwhile, Gading and Dimas were each sentenced to 13 years in prison and a fine of Rp 1 billion. Regarding that decision, Kerry Riza and the others are pursuing an appeal at the Jakarta High Court.

Hafid explained the reasons for submitting the clemency petition to Prabowo. He stated that Kerry Riza and his team, along with their legal advisors, respect and support Prabowo’s efforts to eradicate corruption carried out massively by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung).

However, Kerry Riza’s legal advisory team is concerned that the campaign is being conducted unlawfully, merely chasing targets, thus punishing innocent people.

“We are submitting this petition due to criminalisation, serious irregularities, violations of due process of law, and a misguided trial in the Pertamina corruption case. The judicial process is merely a formality to meet punishment targets,” he said.