Verdict in Crude Oil Governance Corruption Case Postponed, What's Going On?

JAKARTA - The reading of the verdict in the alleged corruption case concerning the management of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina (Persero) has been postponed at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday (11/5/2026).

The postponement occurred due to a change in the panel of judges handling the case.

Presiding Judge Adek Nurhadi explained that the change in the panel’s composition was because one judge was undertaking study duties and another had completed their term.

“Today was supposed to be the verdict, but due to the change in judges. First, Ms Husnul Khatimah is on study leave, replaced by Ms Dwi Elyarahma Sulistyowati. And Mr Mulyono Dwi Purwanto is replaced by Mr Alfis Setiawan,” said Adek Nurhadi at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday (11/5/2026).

“Because Mr Mulyono Dwi Purwanto’s term ended on 1 May 2026. Therefore, we are postponing the reading of the verdict until tomorrow morning,” he added.

The defendants facing the verdict reading are Martin Hendra Nata, Business Development Manager at Trafigura Pte Ltd for the period 2019-2021; and Arief Sukmara, Director of Gas, Petrochemicals, and New Business at PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) for the period 2024-2025.

In the previous hearing, the public prosecutor had read out demands against eight defendants in the case.

Five defendants were demanded prison sentences of six to 12 years.

They are Hasto Wibowo, Director of Central Marketing and Trading at Pertamina Patra Niaga for the period 2020-2021; Arief Sukmara, Director of Gas, Petrochemicals, and New Business at PT Pertamina International Shipping (PIS) for the period 2024-2025.

Then Toto Nugroho, Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain for 2017-2018; Dwi Sudarsono, Vice President and Product at the Head Office of PT Pertamina Persero 2018-2020; and Indra Putra Harsono, Business Development Manager at Mahameru Kencana Abadi.

Meanwhile, Martin Hendra Nata, Business Development Manager at PT Trafigura for 2019-2021, was demanded 15 years in prison.

The public prosecutor believes the defendants have been legally and convincingly proven to have committed the criminal act of corruption by violating Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 letter C of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.