Riza Chalid's Son Becomes Crown Witness in Pertamina Corruption Trial
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, the son of suspect Riza Chalid, became a crown witness in the trial of the alleged corruption case at PT Pertamina (Persero), at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday.
In the examination hearing, Kerry, as the beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa, will testify against the two defendants in the case, namely Arief Sukmara and Indra Putra.
In addition to Kerry, there are five other crown witnesses who will be examined in the same hearing, namely Commissioner of PT Pelayaran Mahameru Kencana Abadi (PMKA) Gading Ramadhan Juedo and Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim Nusantara (JMN) Dimas Werhaspati.
Then, President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) for 2022–2024 Yoki Firnandi, Vice President of Feedstock Management at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI) for 2023–2024 Agus Purwono, and Director of Feedstock and Product Optimisation at PT KPI for 2022–2025 Sani Dinar Saifudin.
Crown witnesses are witnesses who are also defendants in the same case. In the alleged corruption case regarding the governance of crude oil and refinery products during the 2018–2023 period, the six crown witnesses have already been sentenced to criminal penalties.
Kerry was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while Gading and Dimas were each sentenced to 14 years in prison.
In addition, Yoki and Sani were each sentenced to 9 years in prison, while Agus received 10 years in prison.
Not only corporal penalties, the six defendants were also imposed fines of Rp1 billion each, subsidiary 190 days in prison.
Specifically for Kerry, an additional penalty of restitution payment amounting to Rp2.9 trillion, subsidiary 5 years in prison, was imposed.
In the case, Arief, as Director of Gas, Petrochemicals, and New Business at PT PIS for 2024-2025, and Indra, as Business Development Manager at PT Mahameru Kencana Abadi, are accused of causing state financial losses of Rp285.18 trillion.
The two are alleged to have committed or participated in unlawful acts in three stages of crude oil and refinery product governance, which caused losses to the state.
The three stages in question are in the procurement of fuel terminal leasing by Pertamina, the provision of JBKP RON 90 compensation by the government to PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN) in 2022 and 2023, and the sale of non-subsidised diesel to PT PPN in 2020-2021.
The actions of Arief and Indra are alleged to have been carried out jointly with the President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga for 2021-2023 Alfian Nasution, Central Marketing and Trading Director at Pertamina Patra Niaga for 2020-2021 Hasto Wibowo, and Senior Vice President (SVP) of Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) at Pertamina for 2017-2018 Toto Nugroho.
Then, Marketing and Trading Director at Pertamina for 2012-2014 Hanung Budya Yuktyanta and Vice President (VP) of Crude, Product Trading, and Commercial (CPTC) for 2019-2020 Dwi Sudarsono.
For their actions, Arief and Indra face penalties as stipulated in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended and supplemented by Law No. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) first of the Criminal Code.