Public Prosecutor Demands Former PPK Of The Madina Public Works Service Defendant Of Corruption 7 Years In Prison

Three defendants listened to the memorandum of prosecution's demands at the Medan State Court, North Sumatra, Monday (4/9/2023). BETWEEN/M Sahbainy Nasution.

The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Mandailing Natal District Attorney (Madina) charged the defendant Nazaruddin Sitorus, a former commitment-making official (PPK) in the Spatial Planning and Parks Division of the Madina District Public Works Service (PU) for seven years in prison.

In addition, the Public Prosecutor also demanded seven years in prison for CV ATP partners, namely Aswanunddin Lubis as the director of the field and Muhammad Iswar Efendi Lubis as the director, in the case of alleged corruption in funds for the continued construction of Tribun A of the Mandailing Natal Regency Government Stadium for the 2015 Fiscal Year, which cost the state around Rp. 797 million.

"The three defendants were sentenced to seven years in prison, a fine of Rp. 250 million, subsidiary to six months in prison," said Prosecutor's Office of Mandailing Natal Raskita J. F. Surbakti at the Medan District Court as reported by ANTARA, Monday, September 4.

Raskita stated that the three defendants were required to pay compensation for state losses of Rp. 797 million, provided that if one month had permanent legal force, the defendant's property would be confiscated for the state.

"If it is not sufficient, then the three defendants will replace it with imprisonment of three years and six months," said Raskita.

The prosecutor assessed that the three defendants violated as the primary indictment in Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 has been amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

"The aggravating thing is that the defendant's actions do not support the government's program in eradicating corruption, and what relieves the defendant is being polite," he said.

After the prosecutor read out the charges, the panel of judges at the Medan District Court chaired by Yusafrihardi Girsang stated that the trial of the case would be continued next week with the agenda of a memorandum of defense from the defendant (pleidoi).