BANDA ACEH - The Corruption Court of Justice at the Banda Aceh District Court sentenced two defendants to three years in prison for corruption in training and capacity building for teachers at the Aceh Provincial Teacher Movement Center (BGP).
The verdict was read by the Head of the Panel of Judges Fauzi and was accompanied by the members of the court, namely Harmi Jaya and Zul Azmidalam, at the Corruption Crime Court at the Banda Aceh District Court in Banda Aceh, Tuesday, February 3.
The two defendants, namely the Head of the Aceh Province Guru Penggerak (BGP) Teti Wahyuni and the Commitment Maker Officer (PPK) at the Aceh Province BGP Mulyadi.
Reported by ANTARA, in addition to imprisonment, the panel of judges also sentenced the two defendants to pay a fine of Rp. 100 million with a substitute or substitute penalty if they do not pay for three months of imprisonment.
The panel of judges also sentenced the two defendants to pay state losses of Rp. 2.2 billion each. If they do not pay the state losses, the property can be confiscated. If the defendants do not have the property to pay the state losses, they will be sentenced to eight months in prison each.
The panel of judges stated that the two defendants were proven to have violated Article 3 jo Article 18 paragraph (1) letter a, b, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended into Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo Article 20 letter a, c, Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
Based on the facts at the trial, the panel of judges stated that the Provincial BGP is an institution under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. The Aceh Provincial BGP is tasked with developing and empowering teachers, prospective school principals, and prospective supervisors.
The Aceh Provincial BGP in 2022 received a budget allocation of IDR 19.2 billion, in 2023 received IDR 57.2 billion and in 2024 with an allocation of IDR 69.8 billion.
The budget was used to increase the capacity of teachers and official travel. However, in the event of price inflation and the receipt of money from these activities by the defendant.
The defendant's actions caused state losses of more than Rp7 billion. The state losses were based on the report of the results of the investigation of the Financial Supervisory Board (BPK).
The losses of the country were converted into money seized from the two defendants at the time of the investigators as much as Rp. 2.6 billion, bringing the total state losses to Rp. 4.4 billion. The state losses were borne by the two defendants, each Rp. 2.2 billion, said the panel of judges.
Based on the verdict, the two defendants and their legal advisers as well as the Public Prosecutor (JPU) Shidgi Noer Salsa and his colleagues from the Aceh Besar District Prosecutor's Office expressed their thoughts.
The verdict of the panel of judges was lighter than the prosecutor's demand. At the previous trial, the prosecutor demanded that the defendant Teti Wahyuni be sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million with a 6-month imprisonment.
Meanwhile, the defendant Mulyadi, the JPU demanded a sentence of 4 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million with a subsiderenam months in prison.
The two defendants are also required to pay compensation for state losses of Rp. 2.2 billion each. If they do not pay, then the property can be confiscated. If the defendants do not have the property to pay for state losses, they will be sentenced to one year and three months in prison.
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