Former Head Of Perpus UIN Alauddin Makassar Sentenced To 7 Years In Fake Money Factory Case

GOWA - Former Head of the Campus Library of the State Islamic University (UIN) Alauddin Makassar Andi Ibrahim was sentenced to 7 years in prison for making and circulating counterfeit money by the Panel of Judges at the Sungguminasa District Court, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi.

"The defendant Andi Ibrahim was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million. If he is not paid, he will be sentenced to six months in prison," said Chief Justice Dyan Martha Budhinugraeny as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 10.

The defendant was declared legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 37 paragraph 1 of Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency and Article 5 paragraph 1 concerning Fake Rupiah.

The thing that burdens the defendant is that his actions are considered by the judge to be disturbing the general public and causing problems in the country's economy. In addition, the defendant enjoyed profits and as a lecturer should be a good example in society.

Moreover, his actions in the campus environment should be a place to achieve education, but be used as a place to make counterfeit money in certain areas of the library.

Meanwhile, mitigating factors, said Dyan Martha, accompanied by two judges, Yenny Wahyuningtyas and Syahbuddin, the defendant regretted his actions, was never convicted of crime, and was the backbone of the family, had a wife and four children.

The defendant Ibrahim finally expressed his thoughts on the decision, and had not yet planned an appeal as well as the public prosecutor (JPU) of the Gowa Kejari, thought about it. The panel gave 14 days for the verdict to accept or appeal.

The verdict handed down to the defendant Ibrahim was lower than the demands of the Prosecutor's Office of Gowa, who previously demanded 8 years in prison for the person concerned.

Meanwhile, the defendant Ambo Ala, another counterfeit money syndicate, was also sentenced to 4 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million by the panel. If the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment of 1 month.

The defendant was declared legally and convincingly proven guilty of violating Article 37 paragraph 1 of Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning the Juncto Currency Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1. On that decision, the defendant stated that he was thinking about it as well as the prosecutor.

This verdict is lighter than the prosecutor's demands for 6 years in prison minus the period of arrest and detention. This relieves the defendant, the backbone of the family, having four children still in school.

In this case, Ambo Ala played an important role in helping the defendants Syahruna and Andi Ibrahim make counterfeit money by planting safety threads on fake banknotes. Their total money was produced as much as Rp. 640 million and Rp. 40 million was burned because it was not perfect.

In the syndicate case and the circulation of counterfeit money involving 15 people as defendants with their respective roles, there are those who produce, distribute and market them to the public.