LNG Corruption Verdict, Today Determination of the Fate of Former Director of Pertamina Gas Hari Karyuliarto

The defendant in the alleged corruption case related to the procurement of liquefied natural gas or liquefied natural gas (LNG) at PT Pertamina (Persero) Hari Karyuliarto (right) is ready to undergo a trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Monday (13/4/2026). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Director of Gas PT Pertamina (Persero) for the period 2012-2014 Hari Karyuliarto faces a verdict hearing for alleged corruption in the procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, May 4.

In addition to Hari Karyuliarto, the panel of judges' verdict will also be read for Vice President of Strategic Planning Bussiness Development of the Pertamina Gas Directorate for the period 2012-2013, Yenni Andayani.

The trial will be chaired by Chief Judge Suwandi in the Wirjono Projodikoro 2 courtroom at 13.00 WIB.

As reported by Antara, Monday, May 4, Hari Karyuliarto was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison, while Yenni was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in the case of alleged corruption in the procurement of LNG Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC (CCL) at Pertamina and other related institutions in 2011-2021.

In addition to the body penalty, Hari and Yenni are also required to be sentenced to a fine of Rp. 200 million each, with the provision that if not paid, it will be replaced (subsider) with a prison sentence of 80 days.

In this case, the two defendants are suspected of causing damage to state finances worth 113.84 million US dollars or equivalent to Rp. 1.77 trillion.

The state's losses are allegedly due to legal acts that enriched the President Director of Pertamina for the period 2009-2014 Galaila Karen Kardinah alias Karen Agustiawan worth Rp. 1.09 billion and 104,016 US dollars and enriched CCL by 113.84 million US dollars.

The illegal acts committed by the two defendants, namely Hari, allegedly did not prepare guidelines for the LNG procurement process from international sources and continued to process the LNG procurement from Cheniere Energy Inc.

Meanwhile, Yenni proposed Hari to sign the Circular Board of Directors Meeting regarding the decision on the signing of the LNG Train 1 and Train 2 sales and purchase agreement from CCL without being supported by an economic study, a risk study and its mitigation in the procurement process of CCL LNG, and without the buyer of CCL LNG who has been bound by an agreement.

Thus, the actions of the two defendants are regulated and threatened with criminal punishment in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.