Prosecutors and defendants appeal lighter sentences in Inalum graft case
Prosecutors and the accused have both filed appeals after a Medan court gave the Inalum graft defendants sentences shorter than the prosecution sought.
In a marathon session on Sept. 11, the Medan Corruption Court handed three senior PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) executives—vice-president Dante Sinaga, managing director Oggy Achmad Kosasih and sales head Joko Susilo—a seven-year prison term and a Rp 500 million fine each, alongside a 14-year sentence for a businessman linked to PT Prima Alloy Steel Universal. Prosecutors had asked for eight years and the same fine, citing state losses of Rp 141 billion.
Dissatisfied with the lighter punishments, the North Sumatra High Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal covering all cases, mirroring the defendants’ own appeals. Rizaldi, head of the prosecutor’s information section, said the dual appeals reflect claims of unfairness. Failure to pay the fines will add 140 days of detention for each defendant.
Why it matters
The appeals could alter penalties and signal the strength of Indonesia's anti-corruption enforcement.
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