AGO: Charles Sitorus Convicted Of Sugar Import Corruption Has Been Thrown Into Salemba Prison

Charles Sitorus, convicted of corruption in sugar imports at the Ministry of Trade at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Friday, July 4, 2025. (ANTARA PHOTO-Indrianto Eko Suwarso)

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said that the convict in the alleged corruption case of sugar imports at the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) in 2015-2016, Charles Sitorus, had been executed in Salemba Prison since September 2025.

"Charles Sitorus has signed the appeal decision, the agency has executed it," said Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) at the AGO Anang Supriatna in Jakarta, Monday.

He said Charles was executed at the Salemba Prison, Central Jakarta, on September 18, 2025, because the court's verdict had permanent legal force since the person concerned did not file an appeal.

Meanwhile, Central Jakarta District Court Spokesperson Andi Saputra revealed that Charles Sitorus did not file an appeal against the appeal decision.

"Furthermore, it is the authority of the Prosecutor's Office to execute it," he said.

At the appeal level, the DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) upheld the four-year prison sentence against former Director of Business Development of PT Perusahaan Trade Indonesia (Persero) or PPI Charles Sitorus regarding the sugar importation case at the Ministry of Trade in 2015 2016.

In addition, the panel of judges also maintained a fine of Rp. 750 million, provided that if the fine was not paid, it was replaced (subsidiary) with a six-month imprisonment, which had been imposed on Charles.

"The decision of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court Number 35/Pid.Sus-TPK/2025/PN Jkt Pst dated July 18, 2025 is maintained and therefore must be strengthened," said Chief Judge Sugeng Riyono.

Although the primary charges and the subsidiary of the public prosecutor are not proven, the panel of judges is of the opinion that the state's right to claim state financial losses caused by Charles' actions cannot be abolished.

Because according to the results of an audit by the Supervisory and Development Agency (BPKP) in the case of alleged corruption in sugar imports, the Chief Judge stated that there had been state financial losses due to the actions of the former Director of PT PPI.

Thus, Charles was still declared to have violated Article 2 paragraph (1) of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.