This Afternoon, Terra Drone Indonesia Chief Executive Sentenced in Office Fire Case That Killed 22 Employees

The sentencing hearing in the Terra Drone Indonesia office fire case, which killed 22 employees, was held at the Central Jakarta District Court in Kemayoran on Thursday 21 May 2026. The schedule was confirmed by the lawyers representing PT Terra Drone Indonesia’s President Director, Michael Wisnu Wardana. ‘Indeed, the ruling is at 13:00 WIB in the afternoon,’ said the legal representative, Stella M Masangi, when contacted by Kompas.com via text message. In addition, Stella hoped that the pleadings from his legal team and Michael Wisnu’s personal plea would be accepted by the panel of judges. ‘We hope our pleas are granted. However, whatever the outcome, we will respect the decision of the panel,’ he said. The schedule for the ruling hearing on the Terra Drone office fire case on Thursday was also confirmed by the spokesperson of PN Jakarta Pusat, Andi Saputra. ‘Yes. The verdict is at 13:00 WIB,’ he said when contacted by Kompas.com via text message. The charges were read aloud at the continuation of the Terra Drone office fire case at PN Jakarta Pusat on Monday, 11 May 2026. The public prosecutor, Daru Iqbal Mursid, stated that Michael Wishnuwardhana Siagian was proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed a criminal act resulting from his negligence that led to the death of another person. ‘Therefore the defendant Michael Wishnuwardhana Siagian is sentenced to two years in prison, minus time already served on arrest and detention,’ said the prosecutor. Michael was found to have violated Article 474(3) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Penal Code (KUHP). In his indictment, the prosecutor also requested that Michael Wishnu remain in custody. The prosecutor also disclosed factors that aggravated Michael Wishnu’s position in the Terra Drone office fire case. Meanwhile, a settlement with 20 families of the deceased was cited as one of the factors mitigating Michael Wishnu’s position in the case.