Luhur Budi Djatmiko Convicted to 1.5 Years Imprisonment in Rp 348 Billion Land Corruption Case
Former Director General of PT Pertamina (Persero) for the period 2012-2014, Luhur Budi Djatmiko, has been sentenced to 1.5 years in prison. The judge stated that Luhur was guilty in a corruption case related to the purchase of land in the South Jakarta area.
“The defendant, Luhur Budi Djatmiko, has been proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt of committing a criminal act in concert, committing a criminal act of corruption as stipulated in the subsidiary indictment,” said the head of the panel of judges, Brelly Yuniar Dien Wardi Haskori, while reading the verdict at the Jakarta Central Corruption Court, Tuesday (3/2/2026).
“Therefore, the defendant is sentenced to a prison term of 1 year and 6 months,” the judge added.
The judge also sentenced Luhur to a fine of Rp 500 million. If the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with a prison sentence of 5 months.
“And a fine of Rp 500 million, with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with a prison sentence of 5 months,” said the judge.
The judge stated that the financial loss to the state in this case amounted to Rp 348,691,016,976 (348.6 billion). The judge ordered the companies that benefited from the crime, namely PT Bakrie Swastika Utama and PT Superwish Perkasa, to pay the compensation.
The judge said that the aggravating factors in the sentencing were that Luhur’s actions had hindered the government’s efforts to prevent and eradicate corruption. Furthermore, it could undermine public trust in PT Pertamina Persero and the government.
“Mitigating circumstances: The defendant has never committed a crime before, the defendant has served the country for a considerable time, the defendant’s age of 70 years is considered elderly, and the defendant’s health condition,” said the judge.
The judge stated that Luhur Budi was guilty of violating Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) sub-1 of the Criminal Code.
Previously, Luhur Budi Djatmiko was charged with a 5-year prison sentence. Luhur was also charged with a fine of Rp 750 million or 165 days of detention, and compensation of Rp 348.6 billion or 6 months of detention.
Indictment
Previously, Luhur Budi Djatmiko was charged with causing a loss of Rp 348 billion to the state in a case of alleged corruption related to the purchase of land in South Jakarta. The prosecutor outlined the state’s losses in this case in the indictment.
“Enriching oneself or others or a corporation, namely the corporations PT Bakrie Swastika Utama and PT Superwish Perkasa, by Rp 348,691,016,976, which harmed the state’s finances or economy by Rp 348,691,016,976,” said the prosecutor while reading the indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Thursday (16/10).
The prosecutor said that this case began when Luhur proposed the allocation of a budget for the procurement of land for the construction of a building in the revision of the Company’s Work Plan and Budget (RKAP) for the 2013 fiscal year in November 2012. The prosecutor stated that the proposal was made without an investment study.
“The defendant, Luhur Budi Djatmiko, together with Gathot Harsono and Hermawan, independently determined the location of Rasuna Epicentrum as the location for the construction of a new PT Pertamina office without a study,” said the prosecutor.
The prosecutor said that Luhur, together with Gathot and Hermawan, directed PT Prodeva Dubels Synergy (PT PDS) through Firman Sagaf and Nasirudin Mahmud to conduct a pro forma assessment of the Rasuna Epicentrum land, meaning a mere formality. The assessment was carried out with a weighting that did not match the actual conditions and was backdated.
“By giving a weighting that did not match the actual conditions and directing that the final report prepared by Agus Mulyana on July 15, 2013, be backdated to November 29, 2012, so that it would appear that the purchase of land in Rasuna Epicentrum on February 12 was based on the assessment report of PT PDS,” he said.
The prosecutor said that Luhur also directed a public appraisal service to prepare an appraisal report for the Rasuna Epicentrum land as if it were free and clear. The recommended price in the direction was Rp 35,566,797.39 per square meter.
“Which was subsequently approved by the Board of Directors of PT Pertamina at a price of Rp 35,000,000 per square meter and directed that the final report of KJPP FAST be made as if it were dated March 7, 2013, when in fact the final report of KJPP FAST was received on September 26, 2013,” he said.
The prosecutor said that Luhur also signed a Preliminary Agreement for the Sale and Purchase (PPJB) for Lots 11A and 19 with PT Superwish Perkasa. However, according to the prosecutor, Lots 11A and 19 were not in a free and clear condition.
“The defendant, Luhur Budi Djatmiko, approved the payment for land outside the MHT road that exceeded the fair value of the land to PT Bakrie Swasakti Utama and PT Superwish Perkasa by Rp 1,682,035,000,000 for land that was not in a free and clear condition,” said the prosecutor.