Kerry Adrianto: 15 Years Prison & Rp 2.9T Fine in Pertamina Corruption Case

JAKARTA – The beneficial owner of PT Orbit Terminal Merak (PT OTM) and PT Jenggala Maritim Nusantara (PT JMN), Muhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza, was ordered Friday to pay a staggering $2.9 billion in restitution as part of his sentence in a corruption case involving the management of crude oil and refinery products at PT Pertamina Persero.

“We sentence the defendant to pay restitution of Rp 2,905,420,300,854, or $2.9 billion, with a subsidiary of 5 years imprisonment,” said presiding judge Fajar Kusuma Aji during the sentencing at the Jakarta Corruption Court on February 27, 2026.

In addition to the massive fine, Riza received a 15-year prison sentence and a Rp 1 billion (approximately $62,000 USD) fine, or 190 days in jail as an alternative.

Riza was found guilty of conspiring with Dimas Werhaspati, a commissioner at PT Navigator Khatulistiwa and PT Jenggala Maritim, and Gading Ramadhan Joedo, a commissioner at PT Jenggala Maritim and director of PT Orbit Terminal Merak. The case centers on allegations of illicitly influencing the leasing of oil storage facilities to Pertamina.

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Werhaspati and Joedo are facing separate charges in related cases. Both received 13-year prison sentences and a Rp 1 billion fine, or 190 days in jail as an alternative.

The court determined that the leasing of the fuel terminal owned by PT OTM was unlawful, as the facility wasn’t initially deemed an urgent necessity for PT Pertamina. Yet, through the influence of Riza’s father, Mohamad Riza Chalid, the terminal lease was included in Pertamina’s investment plans in 2014.

the acquisition of three vessels linked to Riza was similarly deemed illegal due to irregularities in the procurement process and a failure to adhere to standard bidding procedures. These purchases occurred while Riza was aware that Pertamina subsidiaries had a future need for vessel rentals.

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Prior to the vessels being officially registered under PT JMN, discussions regarding cooperation with Pertamina had already begun. Simultaneously, Riza sought credit from Bank Mandiri to purchase the three vessels, which were then contracted to Pertamina.

The panel of judges concluded that Riza, Werhaspati, and Joedo enriched themselves at the expense of the state. The leasing of the fuel terminal by PT OTM resulted in a financial loss of $2.9 billion to the state.

the leasing of three assets owned by PT JMN is believed to have caused a loss of $9.860.514.31 (approximately $9.86 million USD) and Rp 1.073.619.047.00 (approximately $66,000 USD) to the state.

The defendants’ actions were found to violate Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 paragraph c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, as well as Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001. The case underscores the Indonesian government’s ongoing efforts to combat corruption within state-owned enterprises.

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