AKBP Bambang Kayun Demanded 10 Years In Prison

The defendant in the bribery case AKBP Bambang Kayun Bagus Panji Sugiharto/ANTARA PHOTO/RENO ESNIR

JAKARTA - Head of the Criminal and Human Rights Implementation Sub-Division of the Legal Aid Bureau of the Legal Division of the National Police in 2013-2018 AKBP Bambang Kayun Bagus Panji Sugiharto was sentenced to 10 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to eight months in prison.

Bambang Kayun is considered by the prosecutor at the KPK to have been proven to have received bribes worth Rp57,126 billion.

"Declaring that the defendant Bambang Kayun Bagus Panji Sugiharto has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as the first alternative indictment. Sentencing the defendant with a prison sentence of 10 years and a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to 8 months in prison," said KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) Hendra Eka at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 10.

The claim is based on the indictment of Article 12 letter a of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Bambang Kayun is also required to pay replacement money.

"To charge the defendant to pay a replacement money of Rp. 57,126,300,000, provided that if the convict does not pay the replacement money within a maximum of one month after the decision has permanent legal force, then his property will be confiscated and auctioned off by the prosecutor to cover the replacement money," added the prosecutor.

If the property is not sufficient, then Bambang Kayun can be sentenced to five years in prison. There are a number of aggravating things in his actions.

"The aggravating things do not support the government's program in eradicating corruption. The defendant is a police officer who should have acted in accordance with the laws and regulations, was convoluted in providing information, damaging public trust in the Indonesian National Police institution," said the prosecutor.

Meanwhile, as a relief, Bambang Kayun was considered polite and appreciated the trial and had never been convicted.

The purpose of accepting bribes is to help Emylia Said and Herwansyah, both of whom are currently on the Bareskrim Polri People's Wanted List (DPO) in handling general criminal cases at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police Headquarters, namely to indict the investigation process and management of legal protection letters.

In addition to receiving money worth a total of Rp1.66 billion and 1 unit of Toyota Fortuner worth Rp476.3 million, Bambang also received money from PT Aria Citra Mulia, PT Eminence Martime Indonesia and PT Maju Maritim Indonesia which are companies affiliated with Emylia Said and Herwansyah through transfers on behalf of Yayanti who are close friends of Bambang as many as 28 transactions in the 2016-2021 period worth a total of Rp55.15 billion.