4 Corruption Defendants At Plago Hotel Labuan Bajo Sentenced To Free

JAKARTA - The Corruption Court at the Kupang District Court (PN) acquitted four corruption defendants in the use of NTT Provincial Government assets with the Bangun Guna Serah (BGS) scheme or Build Operate Transfer in the form of construction and management of the Plango Hotel by PT Sarana Investama Manggabar on Pede Beach, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The judge stated that they were not proven guilty.

The defendants who were acquitted were Thelma Debora Sonya Bana, Heri Pranyoto, Lydia Chrisanty Sunaryo and Bahasari Papan. They were acquitted of all charges and demands in different files.

"Ordered the public prosecutor to release the defendant from custody," said Chief Justice Sarlota Marselina Suek during the trial, Wednesday, April 3.

In addition, the panel of judges asked for the dignity and dignity of the four defendants to be returned and the evidence confiscated was returned. This decision was knocked out because the primary charges of Article 2 and Article 3 of the Corruption Eradication Law were not proven.

The auction process, which directly points to PT Sarana Investama Manggabar, is considered by the judge to be in accordance with the procedures in Permendagri Number 17 of 2007 concerning Technical Guidelines for Management of Regional Property.

In addition, the value of the contribution set is also in a fair value that has been determined even though it does not use independent principles, but rather the assessment team from the governor.

It did not stop there, the panel of judges also said that the charges of enriching oneself and the corporation were not proven. The four defendants were actually considered to be in favor of the NTT Provincial Government.

The judge's decision was welcomed by the attorneys of the defendants from the Pede Beach Advocacy Team, Khresna Guntrarto. According to him, this is a breath of fresh air for investors who have sacrificed time and material to carry out development with the Bangun Guna Serah scheme.

Khresna hopes that this kind of criminalization will no longer occur and will be experienced by other investors.

"If it happens again they will run away and hesitate to help with government projects," he said.

Previously reported, the prosecutor charged the four defendants with violating Article 2 Paragraph 1 Primary and Article 3 Subsidiary of Law Number 31 of 1999 in conjunction with Law Number 20 of 2021 concerning amendments to the Corruption Eradication Law. They are said to have harmed state finances worth Rp. 8.5 billion in connection with the value of the contribution that should have been obtained in 2017-2022.