KPK Demands The Regent Of Sidoarjo To Be Inactive For 4 Years In Prison

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has demanded that Sidoarjo Regent Saiful Ilah be inactive with 4 years in prison, a fine of IDR 200 million, a subsidiary of 6 months in prison plus a replacement fee of IDR 250 million.

The prosecutor considered Saiful guilty and convinced that he accepted a bribe from the Public Works Office of Bina Marga, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, amounting to Rp600 million.

"Demand that the corruption court judge at the Surabaya District Court find the defendant Saiful Ilah legally and convincingly guilty of committing several acts of corruption as the second indictment. Sentenced the defendant to a sentence of 4 years imprisonment and a fine of Rp 200 million subsidiary 6 months. confinement, "said KPK public prosecutor (JPU) Arif Suhermanto at the Surabaya Corruption Court, reported by Antara, Monday, September 14.

Saiful is considered proven guilty of committing the second charge, namely article 11 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 as amended in Law Number 20 Year 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

"To punish the defendant to pay compensation in an amount equal to the amount of assets obtained from the criminal act of corruption amounting to Rp. 600 million. Evidence of Rp. 350 million has been confiscated and confiscated for the state and is calculated as payment of replacement money. Therefore punishing the defendant. to pay for the shortfall in replacement money of Rp. 250 million, "said prosecutor Arif.

If Saiful is unable to pay the replacement money, his property will be confiscated to pay replacement money, if his property is insufficient to pay the replacement money, then it will be replaced with a 2 year imprisonment.

The trial also scheduled charges against 4 ASN subordinates of Saiful, namely the Head of the Public Works Office of Bina Marga (PUBM) in Sidoarjo Regency, Sunarti Setyaningsih, to be demanded 2 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of 6 months in prison plus a compensation of Rp. 225 million that the KPK had confiscated.

Meanwhile, Head of Bina Marga of the PUBM Gambling Service, Tetrahastoto, Judi Tetrahastoto, was charged with 3 years in prison plus a fine of IDR 150 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison and sentenced to a substitute penalty of IDR 230.7 million.

Finally, the Head of the Sanadjihitu Sangadji Procurement Service Unit was demanded 3 years in prison plus a fine of IDR 150 million, a subsidiary of 6 months in prison plus a replacement fee of IDR 100 million, a subsidiary of 1 year in prison.

Saiful Ilah together with a number of ASN in Sidoarjo Regency Government are proven to have received bribes from two contractor entrepreneurs, Ibnu Gofur and Totok Sumedi, to win several tenders for a number of infrastructure projects.

The money is a gift from Ibnu Gofur and Totok Sumedi for winning the development packages in Sidoarjo Regency Government for the 2019 fiscal year.

Apart from Saiful Ilah, said the prosecutor, three ASNs in the Sidoarjo regency were also charged with accepting bribes in the same case. They are Kadis PUBM Sunarti Setyaningsih, Head of Bina Marga Dinas PUBM Judi Tetrahastoto, and Head of Procurement Service Unit for Sanadjihitu Sangadji.

Saiful Ilah received Rp. 600 million, Sunarti received Rp. 225 million, Judi received Rp. 460 million, Sangadji received Rp. 300 million.

Saiful Ilah was arrested by the KPK through an arrest operation (OTT) and managed to confiscate evidence of cash amounting to Rp.350 million rupiah on January 7, 2020

Meanwhile, the bribes were sentenced to prison for 1 year and 8 months and a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of three months in prison.