Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison, Son of Fugitive Riza Chalid: I Will Continue to Seek Justice
The son of fugitive Riza Chalid, Muhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in the corruption case concerning the management of crude oil. Kerry stated that many facts from the trial were not included in the considerations for the verdict.
“I will continue to seek justice. Thank you to all the friends who covered the trial. I am also confused by the verdict because many facts from the trial were not included in the considerations,” said Kerry Adrianto after the trial at the Jakarta Central Corruption Court, Friday (27/2/2026).
Kerry claims he will continue to seek justice in this case. According to him, this verdict is a copy-paste of the indictment.
“Yes, God willing, I will continue my legal efforts, hopefully I will get justice elsewhere,” he said.
Furthermore, Kerry said he was confused because PT Orbit Terminal Merak (PT OTM) was also confiscated by the state. “I’m confused, it’s still being used,” he said.
15-Year Prison Sentence
Previously, Kerry was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The judge stated that Kerry was guilty in the corruption case concerning the management of crude oil.
“The defendant Muhamad Kerry Adrianto has been proven guilty of committing corruption together, as in the primary indictment,” said the chairman of the panel of judges, Fajar Kusuma Aji, while reading the verdict at the Jakarta Central Corruption Court, Friday (27/2).
“Therefore, the defendant Muhamad Kerry Adrianto is sentenced to 15 years in prison,” the judge continued.
The judge ordered Kerry to pay a fine of IDR 1 billion, which must be paid within 1 month and can be extended for a maximum of 1 month from the date the verdict is final.
The judge stipulated that if the fine is not paid within the specified period, the defendant’s assets or income may be seized and auctioned to pay the fine.
“In the event that the proceeds from the seizure or auction of assets or income are insufficient or impossible to carry out, the unpaid fine will be replaced with a prison sentence of 190 days,” said the judge.
In addition, Kerry was also sentenced to pay compensation of IDR 2,905,420,003,854 or a subsidiary of 5 years in prison.
The factors that aggravated Kerry’s sentence were that the defendant’s actions did not support the government’s program to eradicate corruption. The mitigating factors were that the defendant had never been convicted and had a family to support.
(mib/isa)