Former PGN CEO Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for Gas Corruption Case

Two defendants in the alleged corruption case of gas trading, Danny Praditya and Iswan Ibrahim, in a reading of the letter of demand at the Corruption Court, Monday (22/12/2025). ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria

JAKARTA - The Commercial Director of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk or PGN for the period 2016-2019, Danny Praditya, was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison in a case of alleged corruption in the sale and purchase of gas between PGN and PT Inti Alasindo Energy (IAE) in the period 2017-2021.

The public prosecutor (JPU) from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Ni Nengah Gina Saraswati believes Danny is guilty of committing a corruption crime together, as threatened by the crime in the first indictment.

"As in Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended and supplemented in Law Number 20 of 2021 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code," said the JPU in the reading of the letter of demand at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, December 22, reported by ANTARA.

In addition to Danny, Commissioner of PT IAE for the period 2006-2024 Iswan Ibrahim who was charged in the same trial was asked to be declared together with Danny to commit corruption so that he was asked to be sentenced to 7 years in prison.

Not only the body's criminal, Danny and Iswan are also required to be sentenced to a fine of Rp. 250 million each with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced (subsider) with a prison sentence of 6 months.

For Iswan, the JPU also demanded that he be punished with an additional penalty in the form of payment of compensation in the amount of 3.33 million US dollars (USD) in lieu of a 3-year prison sentence.

The JPU assessed that the actions of the two defendants did not support the government's program in efforts to eradicate corruption. Specifically, Danny was considered not to admit his actions, while Iswan had enjoyed the results of corruption.

However, the JPU said that both of them had family responsibilities. Meanwhile, Iswan was considered to have admitted his actions so that the demand for a prison sentence was lighter than Danny.

In this case, Danny was charged with committing a corruption crime, which caused a loss of state funds of 15 million US dollars or equivalent to IDR 246 billion (exchange rate of IDR 16,400 per US dollar).

The corruption was allegedly carried out through activities to obtain funds from PT PGN in order to settle the Isargas Group's debt, even though PT PGN is not a financing company.

The activity was carried out by providing advance payment (prepayment) in the gas buying and selling activities and supporting the acquisition plan of PT PGN with the Isargas Group, even though there was a ban on the tiered purchase and sale of gas and no due diligence (due diligence) on the acquisition plan.

As a result of Danny's corruption together with Iswan, there are several parties who are enriched to the detriment of state finances, namely Iswan as the beneficial owner of PT IAE amounting to 3.58 million US dollars or Rp. 58.71 billion and the President Commissioner of PT IAE Arso Sadewo amounting to 11.04 million US dollars or Rp. 181.06 billion.

Then, it is also suspected of enriching former PGN President Director Hendi Prio Santoso by 500 thousand Singapore dollars or equivalent to Rp6.4 billion (exchange rate of Rp12,800 per Singapore dollar) and Deputy General Chairman for Marine and Fisheries of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yugi Prayanto by 20 thousand US dollars or Rp328 million.

For their actions, the two defendants are threatened with imprisonment in Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 jo. Article 18 of the Corruption Law jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the first Criminal Code (KUHP).