JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Culture Service (Kadisbud) in 2020-2024 Iwan Henry Wardhana was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
He was found guilty of receiving corruption money amounting to Rp13.53 billion in the alleged corruption case in the form of making a fictitious accountability letter (SPJ).
Chief Judge Rios Rahmanto stated that Iwan, together with the Head of the Utilization Division of the DKI Jakarta Culture Service in 2024 Mohamad Fairza Maulana and the owner of the event (EO) for the Production Outlet (GR PRO) Gatot Arif Rahmadi, were proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together, causing a loss to state finances of Rp36.32 billion.
"The defendant was also charged with a fine of Rp. 500 million, provided that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced (subsidiary) with imprisonment for 3 months," said the presiding judge in a trial reading the verdict of the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Thursday, October 30, reported by ANTARA.
In addition, the Panel of Judges also imposed an additional sentence on Iwan in the form of payment of replacement money amounting to Rp13.53 billion, a subsidiary of 5 years in prison.
In the same trial, other defendants Fairza and Gatot listened to the verdict of the panel of judges. Fairza was sentenced to 6 years in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, a subsidiary of 3 months and a replacement money of Rp. 841.5 million, subsidiary of 3 years in prison, taking into account the confiscation of money in the investigation worth Rp. 1.06 billion.
Meanwhile, Gatot was sentenced to 8 years in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months and replacement money of Rp. 13.26 billion, subsidiary to 3 years, taking into account the assets that had been confiscated.
The judge stated that Iwan, Fairza, and Gatot 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 jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
Before passing the verdict, the Panel of Judges considered several aggravating and mitigating factors.
The aggravating circumstances considered are that the actions of the defendants do not support the government's program in the context of organizing a clean state, and are free from corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN) and have enjoyed the results of the crime committed.
Meanwhile, mitigating matters considered include the defendants being polite, cooperative, and not complicating the proceedings of the trial, having never been punished, and having family responsibilities.
"By considering burdensome and mitigating matters, I think the sentence imposed has fulfilled a sense of justice," said the presiding judge.
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The verdict was slightly lighter than the prosecutor's demands, namely Iwan was previously charged with imprisonment for 12 years, Fairza for 7 years, and Gatot for 9 years.
Likewise, the amount of fines, replacement money, and subsidiaries imposed is slightly lighter, where initially Iwan, Fairza, and Gatot were required to pay a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
The three were each required to pay compensation, namely Iwan amounting to Rp20.5 billion, subsidiary to 6 years in prison; Fairza Rp1.44 billion, subsidiary to 3 years and 6 months in prison; and Gatot Rp13.26 billion, subsidiary to 4 years and 6 months in prison.
In this case, the three were charged with causing state financial losses of Rp36.32 billion. Iwan allegedly directed that all Community Cultural Arts (PSBB) events be handed over to Gatot.
This was done with the agreement that Gatot would contribute money in the form of money to be handed over to Iwan.
During the 2022-2024 period, Gatot, on the basis of the appointment of Iwan and Fairza's directives, has managed around 101 Community PSBB events, 746 PKT, and three Jakarnaval, with the realization of payments after tax cuts of Rp. 38.66 billion.
However, the actual amount of expenditure was only Rp. 8.19 billion, while the remaining more payments were misused amounted to Rp. 30.46 billion.
The difference in illegal payments was allegedly used to contribute money to Iwan, Fairza, Gatot, and other parties.
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