JAKARTA - As many as four high-ranking private sugar companies were sentenced to imprisonment for 4 years each after being proven guilty of corruption in the case of sugar importation at the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) in 2015 2016.
The four defendants are the President Director of PT Andalan Furnindo Wisnu Hendraningrat, the President Director (Managing Director) of PT Medan Sugar Industry Indra Suryaningrat, the President Director of PT Sentra Usahatama Jaya Hansen Setiawan, and the President Director of PT Kebun Tebu Mas Ali Sandjaja Boedidarmo.
"Declaring that the defendants have been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption that was carried out jointly," said Chief Judge Dennie Arsan Fatricea during a trial reading the verdict of the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, October 29, reported by ANTARA.
The presiding judge stated that the four defendants were proven to have received money from corruption in the case, resulting in a total loss to state finances in the case of corruption importing sugar amounting to Rp578.1 billion.
In addition to imprisonment, the four defendants were also sentenced to a fine of Rp. 200 million each, provided that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced (subsidiary) with imprisonment for 4 months.
The four were also sentenced to additional criminal penalties in the form of payment of replacement money worth the amount of corruption money enjoyed, with details of Wisnu amounting to Rp60.99 billion, Indra Rp77.21 billion, Hansen Rp41.38 billion, and Ali Rp47.87 billion.
"The replacement money has been deposited by the defendants to the AGO and has been legally confiscated," said the presiding judge.
Thus, the four defendants were proven to have violated Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.
In passing the verdict, the Panel of Judges considered the actions of the defendants who had enjoyed the results of the corruption that had been committed, as a weighting reason.
Meanwhile, the consideration of mitigating the charges is that the defendants have never been convicted and have entrusted the money to the AGO, which has been designated as replacement money.
The verdict of the panel of judges is as heavy as the prosecutor's demands, each of which is charged with imprisonment for 4 years and the same amount of replacement money. However, the amount of the fine is lighter than the previous demand, which is Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
In the case of sugar corruption, the four defendants allegedly cost the state finances Rp578.1 billion by committing a criminal act of corruption, which enriched eight defendants, including through their respective corporations.
It was stated that the actions of the defendants were carried out together with the defendant Tom Lembong, the defendant Charles Sitorus, and the Minister of Trade for the 2016'2019 period Enggartiasto Lukita.
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