Former BPK Member Rizal Djalil Executed At Cibinong Prison

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) executed former member of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) Rizal Djalil at the Class IIA Cibinong Prison.

Rizal Djalil will serve a four-year sentence for his actions in a bribery case for a Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) development project at the Ministry of PUPR for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

"Rizal Djalil is serving a sentence of 4 years in prison reduced while in custody," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his written statement, Friday, May 7.

He said the execution of Rizal Djalil was carried out based on the verdict of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court Number: 66 / Pid.Sus-TPK / 2020 / PN. Jkt. Pst dated April 26, 2021 and has permanent legal force.

Ali revealed that Rizal Djalil was found guilty of a criminal act of corruption. Apart from carrying out his sentence in prison, this prisoner is also charged with paying a fine of Rp. 250 million.

"With the provision that if it is not paid, it will be replaced by imprisonment for 3 months," he said.

Rizal Djalil was declared proven guilty of accepting bribes from the President Commissioner of PT Minarta Dutahutama, Leonardo Jusminarta Prasetyo. Through an intermediary, Leonardo said that he would hand over Rp1.3 billion in Singapore dollars to Rizal through another party.

The money was finally handed over to Rizal through one of the family's parties, amounting to 100 thousand Singapore dollars in the parking lot of a shopping center in South Jakarta.

The bribe was given considering the authority of Rizal as Member IV of BPK RI, who had sought Leonardo's PT Minarta Dutahutama to implement the main distribution network project for the Hungarian District Capital City Drinking Water Supply System (JDU SPAM IKK) package 2 at the PUPR Ministry.

For his actions, Rizal was said to have violated Article 12 letter b or Article 11 of the Corruption Eradication Law. Meanwhile, Leonardo was charged with violating Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter b or Article 13 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

This case, originated from a hand arrest operation (OTT) carried out by the KPK on December 28, 2018. At that time, the KPK secured evidence in the form of cash worth IDR 3.3 billion plus 23,100 Singapore dollars and 3,200 US dollars or a total of around IDR 3.58 billion. .

In this case, the KPK named 8 people as suspects and it was decided at the trial at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court and the execution was carried out.