JEMBER - Former Deputy Chairman of the Jember DPRD Dedy Dwi Setiawan was sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million in the corruption case of procurement of food and beverages for socialization activities for the formation of regional regulations (sosperda) of Jember Regency in 2023 and 2024.
The chairman of the panel of judges, Ratna Dianing Wulansari, accompanied by judges Samhadi and H. Agus Kasiyanto, read the verdict against the five defendants in the sosperda corruption case, one of which was Dedy Dwi Setiawan at the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor) Surabaya, East Java, Wednesday, July 15.
"It is stated that the defendant Dedy Dwi Setiawan is proven to be legally and convincingly guilty of committing corruption together, so that he was sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million subsider 50 days in prison," said the panel of judges in the trial at the Surabaya Tipikor PN as reported by ANTARA.
The defendant Dedy must also pay compensation of Rp504,478,050 and if not paid, the provision is replaced with a five-year prison sentence.
The verdict was lighter than the public prosecutor's demand, which was a sentence of 6.5 years in prison and a fine of Rp300 million with six months in prison.
Meanwhile, the other four defendants were also found guilty, namely the defendant Yuanita Qomariyah was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million with a 50-day imprisonment, while the defendants Rudy Adrianus Ririhen, defendant Ansori, and defendant Sugeng Raharjo were each sentenced to three years and six months in prison with a fine of Rp. 50 million each with a 50-day imprisonment.
The defendant Sugeng was also ordered to pay compensation of Rp. 127,800,200. Meanwhile, the obligations of Yuanita and Dedy were reduced by the seizure money according to the fiscal year determined by the panel of judges.
Responding to the verdict, Head of the Jember District Prosecutor's Office, Yadyn P, said all parties involved in the decision on the sosperda case would be held criminally responsible.
"We will implement the decision of the Surabaya Corruption Court. No one is immune in the eyes of the law," he said.
Yadyn said the verdict was not over because there was a possibility of new suspects, but his party would first read the full copy of the verdict.
"It is possible that there will be other suspects based on the facts revealed at the trial in the alleged corruption case in the Jember DPRD Secretariat," said Yadyn.
Head of the Special Criminal Section of the Jember District Attorney's Office, Ivan Praditya, said there was a special order in the ruling that must be followed up by the Jember District Attorney's investigators, so regarding the explanation of the next steps, his party is waiting for a copy of the complete ruling.
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