Judge Frees Two KPK Defendants, Son Of Regent Aa Umbara, Andri Wibawa And COVID-19 Social Assistance Entrepreneur Totoh Gunawan

The trial of the corruption case in the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance for West Bandung Regency was held at the Bandung District Court. (ANTARA/Good Ahmad Rizaldi)

BANDUNG - The Bandung District Court (PN) panel of judges acquitted Andri Wibawa and entrepreneur for the procurement of COVID-19 social aid goods, M Totoh Gunawan, for the corruption case in the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance in West Bandung Regency (KBB).

The Panel of Judges of the Bandung District Court (PN) assessed that Andri Wibawa, the son of the inactive West Bandung Regent Aa Umbara and M Totoh Gunawan, was not proven guilty.

"The defendants mentioned above have not been proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as charged in the single indictment," said Chairman of the Panel of Judges Surachmat at the Bandung District Court, Bandung City, West Java, as reported by Antara, Thursday, November 4. The judge requested that the two defendants be immediately released from the detention that is currently being carried out. They are known to be currently languishing in the Bandung Detention Center (Rutan).

"Freeing the defendant from all charges by the public prosecutor. Ordering the defendant to be released immediately after this verdict is pronounced," he said.

Previously, the Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) accused Andri and M Totoh of violating Article 12 letter i of the Anti-Corruption Law Jo. Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

In the corruption case in the procurement of goods for the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response at the Social Service of the West Bandung Regency Government, there were three defendants, namely Aa Umbara, Andri Wibawa, and M Totoh Gunawan.

Of the three defendants, only one defendant was sentenced, namely Aa Umbara, who was said to have arranged the procurement of the COVID-19 social assistance.

Aa was sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of Rp. 250 million, a subsidiary of six months. In addition, Aa was also sentenced to pay compensation of Rp. 2.7 billion.

The judge decided that Aa had been legally and convincingly proven guilty according to the first and second charges, namely Article 12 letter i and Article 12 B of the Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.