Indonesian court upholds 15-year sentence for corruption convict, increases restitution

An Indonesian appeals court has upheld a 15-year prison sentence for Kerry Adrianto Riza in a significant corruption case involving PT Pertamina. The High Court of Jakarta also substantially increased the restitution payment while slightly reducing the fine.

The appeals court ruled that Riza must pay a replacement payment of Rp 13.4 trillion (approximately $820 million USD), a significant increase from the Rp 2.9 trillion ordered in the first trial. However, the court reduced the fine from Rp 1 billion to Rp 500 billion (approximately $30 million USD).

Prosecutors had initially sought an 18-year sentence, a Rp 1 billion fine, and the Rp 13.4 trillion restitution. The initial trial court had sentenced Riza to 15 years imprisonment, a Rp 1 billion fine, and Rp 2.9 trillion in restitution. Riza appealed this verdict.

Riza was convicted of corruption related to the management of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina Subholding and its contractors between 2018 and 2023. This case is part of a larger investigation that has implicated 18 suspects, including Riza's father, Mohammad Riza Chalid, who remains a fugitive.

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Regarding the verdict, we propose to the leadership that it be accepted considering that the demands were fundamentally accommodated by the High Court's decision.