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Ex-Pertamina head considers appealing prison sentence in LNG corruption case
On Monday, a panel of judges with the Jakarta Corruption Court found Karen guilty of corruption related to LNG purchases from United States-based firm Corpus Christi Liquefaction, which reportedly resulted in Rp 1.8 trillion (US$109 million) in state losses
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Former president director of state energy company Pertamina Karen Agustiawan (center) leaves the courtroom of the Jakarta Corruption Court following a verdict hearing on June 24, 2024. The court sentenced her to nine years in prison after finding her guilty in a corruption case pertaining to Pertamina's procurement of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2001 to 2021. (Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
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he former president director of state energy company Pertamina, Karen Galaila Agustiawan, is considering appealing a nine-year prison sentence she was given by a court in a case pertaining to the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2001 to 2021.
On Monday, a panel of judges with the Jakarta Corruption Court found Karen guilty of corruption related to LNG purchases from United States-based firm Corpus Christi Liquefaction, which reportedly resulted in Rp 1.8 trillion (US$109 million) in state losses, Antara reported.
In addition to the nine-year prison sentence, the bench ordered her to pay a Rp 500 million fine.
The sentence was less than the 11 years behind bars demanded by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors.
Prosecutors argued that Karen, who headed the firm from 2009 to 2014, illicitly obtained Rp 1 billion and $104,016, and caused the American firm to gain an unwarranted $113 million, as a result of her decision to import LNG through several companies abroad. The decision was made to prevent an LNG deficit in Indonesia that had been forecast to occur between 2009 and 2040.
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The antigraft body accused Karen of failing to conduct a proper business analysis of the deal and failing to report the procurement to Pertamina’s board of commissioners.
