Former Vice Chancellor Of Unila Sentenced To 4.5 Years In Prison

The trial of the defendant's decision on bribery for accepting new students from the University of Lampung (Unila) in 2022 at the Tanjungkarang District Court, Bandarlampung, Thursday (25/5/2023). (ANTARA/Dian Hadiyatna)

The panel of judges in the trial of the 2022 Unila new student admission bribery case (PMB) sentenced two defendants, namely former Vice Chancellor 1 Unila Heryandi and former Senate Chairperson Unila M Basri to 4 years and 6 months in prison.

"The defendant 1 Heryandi and 2 M Basri, each with a prison sentence of 4 years and 6 months," said Tanjungkarang District Court Chief Justice Achmad Rifai as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 25.

The Panel of Judges in their decision stated that the defendants 1 and 2 had been legally proven and convinced guilty of committing several criminal acts of corruption together as the first alternative indictment from the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU), namely Article 12b paragraph (1) of Law no. 20 of 2001 concerning criminal acts of corruption.

"Defendants 1 and 2 were also subject to a fine of Rp. 200 million each, provided that if they were not paid, they would be replaced with two months in prison," he said.

The judge also sentenced the defendant Heryandi and defendant M Basri to return the replacement money.

"Punishing the defendant 1 Rp300 million and the defendant 2 Rp150 million no later than one month after this decision has permanent legal force," he said.

The presiding judge said that if the money was not returned or not paid, the two assets would be confiscated and auctioned off by the prosecutor to cover the fine.

"With the provision that if it is not sufficient, it will be replaced with a sentence of two years each," he said.

Previously, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the Tanjungkarang District Court demanded the defendant in the 2022 University (Unila) new student admission case, former Vice Chancellor I Heryandi and Senate Chair M Basri each five years in prison.