Son of Riza Chalid Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Crude Oil Corruption Case
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The son of oil tycoon and fugitive Riza Chalid, Kerry Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and fined in the case of alleged corruption in crude oil and refinery product management during the 2018–2023 period.
“Impose a criminal sentence on defendant Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza of 18 years in prison, reduced by the time the defendant has spent in temporary detention, with the order that the defendant remain in custody,” said the prosecutor at the sentencing hearing at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Friday (2/13).
Kerry was also ordered to pay a fine of Rp 1 billion, with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be substituted with 190 days of imprisonment.
Additionally, Kerry was ordered to pay Rp 13.4 trillion in restitution, with a subsidiary sentence of 10 years in prison if unpaid.
In imposing the criminal charges, prosecutors considered several aggravating and mitigating factors. The aggravating factors were that Kerry’s actions did not support the government’s program for clean governance free from corruption, collusion, and nepotism. His actions also caused enormous financial losses to the state and the national economy. Kerry also showed no remorse and did not feel guilty for his actions. The mitigating factor was that Kerry had no prior criminal record.
Kerry was prosecuted alongside two other defendants: Commissioner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim, Dimas Werhaspati; and Commissioner of PT Jenggala Maritim and President Director of PT Orbit Terminal Merak, Gading Ramadhan Joedo.
Dimas Werhaspati was sentenced to 16 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of US$11 million and Rp 1 trillion, with a subsidiary sentence of 8 years. Meanwhile, Gading Ramadhan Joedo was sentenced to 16 years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of Rp 1,176,390,287,697.24 (one trillion one hundred seventy-six billion three hundred ninety million two hundred eighty-seven thousand six hundred ninety-seven rupiah and twenty-four sen), with a subsidiary sentence of 8 years.
Previously, Kerry was charged with enriching himself by Rp 3.07 trillion in the alleged corruption case involving crude oil and refinery product management during the 2018–2023 period. In this case, a total of 18 individuals were named suspects by the Attorney General’s Office. They were charged with enriching themselves, others, or corporations, causing state losses of up to Rp 285.18 trillion. Meanwhile, suspect Riza Chalid remains a fugitive on the wanted persons list.