JAKARTA - Head of the Program (Kaprodi) Anesthesiology Study of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University (Undip) Semarang Taufik Eko Nugroho was charged with illegal levies (extortion) against students of the Specialist Doctor Education Program (PPDS) from 2018 to 2023.
The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Semarang City District Attorney (Kajari) Shandy Handika said the levy, which was referred to as the operational cost of education, amounted to Rp. 2.4 billion.
"Each PPDS program student is required to pay Rp80 million which is intended for the exam and academic preparation," he said during a trial at the Semarang District Court (PN), Monday, chaired by Chief Judge Muhammad Djohan Arifin, which was confiscated by Antara.
The prosecutor said that the collection and management of educational operational costs that were not based on law was carried out by the defendant since serving as Chair of the Study Program in 2018.
The funds were received from resident doctors collected through the treasurer of the force, which was then handed over to Sri Maryani, the administrative staff of Prodi Anestesiology who was also tried in the case.
All receipts and expenditures in the operational costs of education, he continued, were recorded in the book with yellow batik combined by the defendant Sri Maryani.
From the operational costs of education collected from PPDS students, he continued, the defendant Taufik received money for his personal needs totaling Rp. 177 million.
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According to the prosecutor, the defendant had forced the PPDS participating students and did not provide an explanation of the mechanism in a transparent manner.
"The students did not know that the allocation of Tang funds was handed over. Students did not dare to ask questions or refuse," he said.
For their actions, the two defendants were charged with Article 368 of the Criminal Code regarding extortion or Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding fraud or Article 335 of the Criminal Code concerning coercion.
Regarding the indictment, the defendants did not file an exception and asked for the trial to continue with a case examination.
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