Kuansing Regent Bribery Immediately Tried At Pekanbaru Corruption Court

JAKARTA - General Manager of PT Adimulia Agrolestari, Sudarso will soon be tried at the Pekanbaru Corruption Court. Sudarso is a bribe to the Regent of Kuantan Singingi (Kuansing) Andi Putra regarding the processing of the oil palm cultivation right (HGU) permit.

This trial will take place after Sudarso's file has been transferred to the Corruption Court at the Pekanbaru District Court, Wednesday, January 5.

"Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Prosecutor Rio Frandy has transferred the case files for defendant Suharso, General Manager of PT AA to the Corruption Court at the Pekanbaru District Court," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, January 5.

After being handed over, the detention of Sudarso, who is now a defendant, becomes the authority of the corruption court. He will again be detained at the KPK Prison at Pomdam Jaya Guntur.

As for the trial schedule, Ali said, the prosecutor was still waiting. Likewise, who is the judge on duty.

"The Prosecutor's Team will still wait for the appointment of the Panel of Judges who will lead the trial from the Chief Justice and also the determination of the first trial day with the agenda of reading the indictment," said Ali.

In this case, Sudarso was charged with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code or Article 13 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Previously reported, the KPK named Andi Putra and General Manager of PT Adimulia Agrolestari, Sudarso as suspects in the bribery case for plantation permits. This allegation began when PT Adimulia Agrolestari applied for an extension of the Right to Cultivate (HGU) starting in 2019 and ending in 2024.

The submission stated that each company must build a partnership garden of at least 20 percent of the HGU in the Kuansing area. However, the company actually made it in Kampar Regency not in Kuansing Regency.

Even so, Sudarso still submitted a letter of application to Andi to approve it. Furthermore, the agreement was reached with the provision of money twice, namely in September of IDR 500 million and October of IDR 200 million.