JAKARTA - Prosecutors have demanded three defendants in the corruption case of the Tebas Layang Road Improvement Project at the Lebong Bengkulu Regency Public Works, Spatial Planning, and Transportation (PUPR-P) in the 2023 fiscal year with different sentences.
The three are the Budget User Authority (KPA) who also serve as the Commitment Maker Officer (PPK) for the Road Construction Sector in 2023, Haris Santoso; Technical Implementation Officer for the Road Construction Sector in 2023, Ramades Wijaya; and Treasurer of the Assistant Expenditure for the Road Construction Sector in 2023, Rudi Hartono.
"The defendants were proven to have made a false report and channeled funds from corruption crimes to pay compensation claims (TGR) on the previous year's project," said the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Lebong District Attorney's Office (Kejari), Muhammad Junli Adi Dublas in a trial at the Bengkulu Corruption Crime Court, Wednesday, quoted by Antara.
He said that the three defendants were proven to have violated Article 3 of the Corruption Crime Law as in the public prosecutor's sub-charge.
The defendant, Haris Santoso, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million, with a three-month imprisonment.
In addition, Haris was also ordered to pay compensation of Rp926 million in lieu of a 2-year and 3-month prison sentence.
Meanwhile, the defendant Ramades Wijaya was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million with a three-month imprisonment.
The defendant, Rudi Hartono, is charged with a prison sentence of 3 years and 6 months, a fine of Rp. 100 million, a substitute for three months in prison, and a substitute for Rp. 133 million for a 2-year-3-month prison sentence.
Junli explained that the charges were imposed because the defendants were proven to have prepared a fictitious report and used funds from corruption to cover the TGR project's obligations in the previous fiscal year.
The case began with a report from the community received by the Lebong District Attorney's Office. The three defendants were then named as suspects in July 2025.
The bush cleaning project on the side of the highway has a total budget of Rp. 1.1 billion with a state loss of Rp. 928 million.
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