Through a Letter, Kerry Riza Hopes Prabowo Will Help Him Obtain Justice

The beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (OTM), Kerry Adrianto Riza, claims he has been treated unfairly in the appeal hearing for the alleged corruption case involving oil and refinery derivative product governance.

This was revealed by Kerry Riza through a letter he wrote from Salemba Detention Centre, which was read out by his legal representative, Patra M Zen, during a press conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, 12 May 2026.

In the letter, Kerry Riza states that former President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Alfian Nasution, and former Director of Marketing and Trading at PT Pertamina (Persero), Hanung Budya Yuktyanta, have affirmed that there was no intervention by Riza Chalid or Irawan Prakoso in the process of leasing OTM’s fuel terminal to Pertamina.

This affirmation was conveyed by Hanung and Alfian when questioned by Kerry during the appeal hearing at the Jakarta High Court on Thursday, 7 May.

“In response to that question, Mr Hanung and Mr Alfian, in great detail, clearly, and at length, stated before the Panel of Judges that in fact there was no coercion whatsoever from Mohamad Riza Chalid, Irawan Prakoso, or from me,” Kerry Riza wrote in his letter.

In their testimonies, Hanung and Alfian stated that the leasing of OTM’s fuel terminal was a decision taken independently and fully decided internally at Pertamina collectively in accordance with applicable business procedures. With no intervention, Kerry Riza argues that the legal construction of the case automatically collapses.

“Because that means there are no state losses arising from the leasing of the OTM Terminal. However, in the midst of this process, I am instead experiencing clear injustice,” he said.

Kerry Riza claims he has been treated unfairly because the Panel of Judges cancelled the appearance of Irawan Prakoso in the second appeal hearing on 7 May 2026. However, as a defendant, Kerry Riza has the right to request the court to summon witnesses who can lighten his case in accordance with Article 290 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Moreover, the Panel of Judges had previously approved summoning Irawan Prakoso, who is a key witness in this case, for the first appeal hearing held on 30 April 2026.

“Since the first hearing, I have proposed the name of Irawan Prakoso as a key witness, and at that time the Panel of Judges had approved summoning him. However, irregularities began to occur in the second hearing during the witness examination, where his name surprisingly did not appear in the court’s determination,” he said.