Corn Seed Corruption In NTB, Ida Wayan Wikanaya Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

NTB - The Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for the corn seed procurement project for Fiscal Year 2017 at the West Nusa Tenggara Agriculture and Plantation Service, Ida Wayan Wikanaya, was sentenced by the Panel of Judges at the Mataram Corruption Court for 11 years in prison.

"The defendant Ida Wayan Wikanaya has been sentenced to 11 years in prison," said Chief Justice I Ketut Somanasa reading the verdict of the defendant Wikanaya at the Mataram Tipikor District Court, reported by Antara, Friday, January 7 evening.

The judge also imposed a criminal fine on the accused of corruption in the project which caused state losses of Rp. 27.35 billion, amounting to Rp. 500 million, subsidiary of three months in prison.

With this decision, the judge declared that the defendant's actions were proven guilty of violating Article 2 Paragraph 1 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 20/2001 concerning Amendments to the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Juncto Article 55 Paragraph 1 of the 1st Criminal Code in accordance with the contents primary indictment.

The judge stated this decision by considering the actions of the defendant who had been negligent in carrying out his responsibilities as the Budget User Authority (KPA) for the procurement project carried out by PT Sinta Agro Mandiri (SAM) and PT Wahana Banu Sejahtera (WBS).

Due to this negligence, the government's program for farming communities in 2017 was not implemented until a state loss appeared according to the results of the audit of the NTB Representative Finance and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP), amounting to Rp. 27.35 billion.

"Due to state losses of more than Rp. 25 billion, the corruption cases caused fall into the heavy category with high aspects and cause losses on a national scale," he said.

The defendant's actions were also considered not to support the commitment to eradicating corruption, collusion and nepotism within the government.

Another consideration is related to efforts to facilitate the procurement of corn seeds which are part of the government's program to achieve food self-sufficiency, not only harming the state but also the people.

The verdict of the panel of judges is no different from the demands of the public prosecutor who previously demanded 11 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison. Likewise with the demands regarding the actions of the defendant who was found guilty according to the primary indictment.

Furthermore, both parties, both the defendant and the public prosecutor, responded by submitting statements of thought.