Proven To Be Deceived, Former Chairman Of The Seluma Bengkulu DPRD Was Sentenced To One Year In Prison

The defendant Rosnaini Abidin was sentenced to the Bengkulu District Court. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - Bengkulu District Court (PN) judges sentenced former Chairman of the Seluma Regency House of Representatives (DPRD) for the 2004-2009 period Rosnaini Abidin to a fraud case promising a new road agency opening project.

The defendant was proven to have committed a criminal act of fraud until the victim suffered a loss of Rp. 300 million.

"Divonis satu tahun, terdakwa dibukti secara sah dan meyakinkan bersalah melakukan tindak pidana penipuan sebagaimana dakwaan alternatif pertama," kata Humas PN Bengkulu Ivonne Tiurma Rismauli dilansir ANTARA, Kamis, 19 Oktober.

The verdict given is lower than the demands of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office who charged the defendant with a sentence of one year and six months.

The defendant was declared to have violated Article 372 of the Criminal Code concerning embezzlement and Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud.

Based on the prosecutor's indictment, the project that was lured by the defendant Rosnaini to the victim named Yuhanis with the mode of mentioning that the project was the defendant's allotment so that the victim was tempted.

The new road agency opening project in Seluma Regency is located at Simpang Six to the actual non-existent iron sand mining road.

Then, the defendant Rosnaini convinced the victim by mentioning that the Deputy Regent (Wabup) of Seluma Regency was his nephew and the Head of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) was his close friend.

The victim was tempted and gradually gave some money to the defendant Rosnaini with details of Rp12 million for ticket accommodation to Jakarta, Rp40 million in April 2022 and the money handed over to the defendant in cash and transfer to the defendant's account.