US EditionSon of Indonesia 'Gasoline Godfather' Jailed in US$17bil Corruption Case
Nine convicted in corruption case involving Pertamina subsidiaries caused $17 billion in state losses, with sentences ranging from nine to 15 years, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza to 15 years, and Judge Fajar Kusuma Aji told the court `Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza has been proven in a legally and convincingly valid manner to have jointly committed corruption`.
- The probe, which began early last year, involved detaining more than a dozen executives and questioning over 250 witnesses, including in Singapore, as prosecutors focused on alleged illegal leasing and crude imports, with the AGO estimating state losses at 285 trillion rupiah .
- The panel imposed terms ranging from nine to 15 years, short of prosecutors' requests; Yoki Firnandi and Riva Siahaan each received nine-year sentences after the Thursday hearing.
- Defendants have seven days to file appeals under Indonesian law, and the sentencing marks the most high-profile conviction yet in the Pertamina graft probe.
- Mohammad Riza Chalid was named a suspect but has not been detained after ignoring summons; Interpol issued a red notice for Chalid in January, and he has fled Indonesia.
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The panel of judges at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Muhamad Kerry Adrianto Riza to 15 years in prison in a crude oil management corruption case.
Son of Indonesia 'gasoline godfather' jailed in US$17bil corruption case
JAKARTA: An Indonesian judge sentenced the son of an Interpol-wanted oil tycoon to 15 years in prison on Friday in connection with a corruption scheme estimated to have cost the government US$17 billion.
Indonesia’s US$17b Pertamina graft scandal: Son of Interpol-wanted oil tycoon gets 15 years
JAKARTA, Feb 27 — An Indonesian judge sentenced the son of an Interpol-wanted oil tycoon to 15 years in prison on Friday in connection with a corruption scheme estimated to have cost the government US$17 billion (RM66.06 billion).Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza is the highest-profile defendant to be convicted in the sprawling scandal involving state-owned energy firm Pertamina.Kerry was found guilty of manipulating a lease and colluding with severa…
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