Corruption Judge Sentences Former Head Of East Seram PP 7 Years In Prison And IDR 300 Million

Former Kasatpol PP of East Seram Regency Abdullah Rumain was sentenced to seven years in prison, Wednesday (21/6)/2023) ANTARA/daniel

The panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Ambon District Court sentenced former Head of the East Seram Regency Civil Service Police Unit, Maluku, Abdullah Rumain. "Declaring that the defendant is guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as threatened with crime in Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code," said Chief Justice Lutfi Alzagladi in a verdict hearing at the Ambon Corruption Court, reported by Antara, Wednesday, June 21. Former Kasatpol PP of East Seram Regency Abdullah Rumain was found guilty in a corruption case and misuse of the honorarium budget for members of the Satpol PP for the 2020 fiscal year. In its decision, the panel of judges also sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to three months in prison and compensation for state losses of Rp.476 million. If the replacement money is not paid within one month after the court's decision has permanent legal force, the property belonging to the convict will be confiscated and auctioned off to cover the replacement money. However, if the convict does not have sufficient assets to pay the replacement money, he will be replaced with imprisonment for three years. The aggravating thing is that the defendant is sentenced to prison and fines and pays compensation for not supporting the government's program in eradicating corruption. Meanwhile, the mitigating thing is that the defendant prepares to be polite and trial, has family responsibilities, and has never been convicted. The judge's decision was lighter than the demands of the East Seram Public Prosecutor's Office, Rido Sampe, who in the previous trial asked that the defendant be sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp250 million, subsidiary to three months in prison. The defendant and witness Abdul Gawi Wayabula (in a separate BAP) were charged with the tangent to pay compensation of Rp952 million, so that each defendant had to pay compensation of Rp476 million.

Based on this decision, both the Public Prosecutor and the defendant through their legal advisor Munir Cairoti expressed their thoughts so that they were given seven days to convey their attitude.