The Case of Kerry, Son of Riza Chalid, Who Was Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Jakarta, Kompas.com - Muhammad Kerry Andrianto Riza, son of Mohamad Riza Chalid, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of involvement in corruption related to the management of crude oil and refinery products during the period of 2018-2023.
Kerry was accused of enriching himself by Rp 2.9 trillion in the case, which caused state losses of Rp 285.18 trillion.
This was carried out by Kerry, as the beneficial owner of PT Navigator Khatulistiwa, when arranging the procurement of leases for three ships belonging to PT Jenggala Maritim Nusantara (JMN) and the leasing of the Merak Oil Fuel Terminal (TBBM).
“The defendant, Kerry, has been proven guilty of committing the crime of corruption together, as in the primary indictment,” said the presiding judge, Friday (27/2/2026).
Kerry was also sentenced to a fine of Rp 1 billion, which must be paid within 1 month and can be extended for a maximum of 1 month from the date the verdict becomes legally binding.
If the fine is not paid, Kerry’s assets or income may be seized and auctioned to pay the fine.
In February 2025, the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) had named Riza Chalid’s son, Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, as a suspect.
Quoted from the official statement of the Attorney General’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office stated that Kerry benefited from the results of the markup of shipping contracts in the procurement of imports of crude oil and refinery products carried out by the President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping, Yoki Firnandi (YF).
In the official statement of the Attorney General’s Office, it was stated that the state had to pay a fee of 13-15 percent due to the markup of shipping contracts.
“At the time when the procurement of imports of crude oil and refinery products had been carried out, it was found that there was a markup of shipping contracts carried out by the suspect YF as the President Director of PT Pertamina International Shipping, so that the state paid a fee of 13 percent to 15 percent illegally, so that the suspect MKAR obtained profits from the transaction,” said the official statement of the Attorney General’s Office, Tuesday (25/2/2025).
The actions of the suspects are suspected of causing financial losses to the state of up to Rp 285,185,919,576,620 or Rp 285.1 trillion.
A total of 19 companies or foreign and private corporations are said to have benefited and been enriched from the alleged corruption case in the management of crude oil in 2018-2023.
This was revealed in the indictment read by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) for Kerry and four other defendants in court, on Monday (13/10/2025).
Of the 19 companies mentioned as being enriched and benefiting, 10 corporations are of particular concern. The 10 companies were directly proposed by three defendants, namely:
Agus, Sani, and Dwi are said to have deliberately leaked the estimated price, which is a major requirement for the auction. In fact, the value of the estimated price is confidential.
These three people are also said to have held meetings and hosted these 10 foreign companies in dinner and golf events to arrange the winners of the crude oil import auction.
In total, these 10 foreign companies obtained assets worth 570,267,741.36 US dollars.
Meanwhile, the other nine companies are said to have benefited from the procurement of crude oil exports, which involved subsidiaries of Pertamina and private companies. Here are the nine companies:
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