Three Defendants in Cooking Oil-Tin Corruption Obstruction Case Face 8 and 10 Years in Prison
Three defendants in a case of alleged obstruction of investigation into three corruption cases have been sentenced to demands of 8 and 10 years in prison. Prosecutors are convinced the defendants are guilty of jointly obstructing investigations.
The three underlying cases involve corruption in tin commodity management, corruption in sugar imports at the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, and corruption in the processing of crude palm oil (CPO) export permits — the raw material for cooking oil. Prosecutors stated that Junaedi and his associates carried out an extrajudicial scheme outside of court proceedings with the aim of creating negative public opinion suggesting that the handling of these cases was conducted improperly.
The sentencing hearing was held at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (18 February 2026). The three defendants in the case are Junaedi Saibih, a lawyer; Adhiya Muzzaki, a social media “buzzer”; and Tian Bahtiar, the Director of JakTV.
“The court declares the defendants have been lawfully and convincingly proven guilty of committing the criminal offence of joint obstruction,” said the prosecutor whilst reading the indictment.
Prosecutors are convinced that Junaedi, Adhiya and Tian violated Article 21 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 20 paragraph (c) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
The following are the sentencing demands for the three defendants:
- Tian Bahtiar: 8 years in prison, with a fine of Rp 600 million, subsidiary to 150 days of confinement.
- Junaedi Saibih: 10 years in prison, with a fine of Rp 600 million, subsidiary to 150 days of confinement.
- Adhiya Muzzaki: 8 years in prison, with a fine of Rp 600 million, subsidiary to 150 days of confinement.
In this case, defendants Junaedi Saibih, M Adhiya Muzzaki, and Tian Bahtiar as Director of JakTV were charged with obstructing the investigation of three cases. Prosecutors stated that Junaedi and his associates produced programmes and content aimed at forming negative public opinion regarding the handling of the three cases.