Son of Oil Tycoon Riza Chalid to Face Sentencing Today
The son of oil businessman Riza Chalid, Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, is scheduled to attend a sentencing hearing in a case involving alleged corruption in the management of crude oil and refinery products during the period 2018-2023.
The hearing will be held at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Thursday (26/2).
“The schedule for today depends on the readiness of the defendant and the public prosecutor,” said Spokesperson for the Central Jakarta District Court, Sunoto, when contacted in Jakarta, Thursday.
The sentencing hearing will be led by Chief Justice Fajar Kusuma Aji. In addition to Kerry, who is said to be the beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa, eight other defendants will also receive sentencing on the same day.
They are Agus Purwono, Vice President of Feedstock Management at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional (KPI) for 2023-2024, Yoki Firnandi, Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) for 2022-2024, Gading Ramadhan Juedo, Commissioner of PT Pelayaran Mahameru Kencana Abadi (PMKA), and Dimas Werhaspati, Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim Nusantara (JMN).
Then there is Riva Siahaan, Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga for 2023, Maya Kusuma, Director of Marketing and Trading at PT Pertamina Patra Niaga for 2023, Edward Corne, Vice President of Trading Products at Pertamina Patra Niaga for the period 2023-2025, and Sani Dinar Saifudin, Director of Feedstock and Product Optimization at PT KPI for the period 2022-2025.
In this case, the nine defendants are alleged to have committed or participated in acts of corruption to enrich themselves, others, or corporations, resulting in state losses of Rp285.18 trillion.
This figure consists of state financial losses amounting to 2.73 billion US dollars and Rp25.44 trillion, state economic losses of Rp171.99 trillion, and illegal profits of 2.62 billion US dollars.
In detail, state financial losses include 5.74 billion US dollars in the procurement of imported refinery products or fuel oil (BBM) and Rp2.54 trillion in the sale of non-subsidized diesel during the period 2021-2023.
Meanwhile, state economic losses are said to come from the high prices of BBM procurement, which has an impact on increasing the economic burden due to these prices. The illegal profits were obtained from the difference between the import price of BBM exceeding the quota and the purchase price of crude oil and BBM from domestic purchases.
For their actions, the defendants are charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.