Hakim: Nurdin Abdullah's Gratification For Buying A Jet Ski-Speed Boat

Nurdin Abdullah/DOK ANTARA

MAKASSAR - The inactive Governor of South Sulawesi, Nurdin Abdullah, was proven guilty of receiving gratuities worth S$200,000 and Rp. 5.587 billion, including being used to buy a speed boat and jetski for Nurdin's son, M Fathul Fauzi Nurdin.

"The defendant in his position as Governor of South Sulawesi for the 2018-2021 period was proven to have received gratuities worth a total of 200 thousand Singapore dollars and Rp. .

The trial was conducted using a teleconference facility, with Nurdin Abdullah attending the hearing from the KPK Building in Jakarta, while the panel of judges, the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU), and several legal advisors were present at the Makassar District Court, South Sulawesi.

In their decision, the panel of judges sentenced Nurdin Abdullah to 5 years in prison plus a fine of IDR 500 million, subsidiary to 4 months in prison, for accepting bribes and gratuities worth 350,000 Singapore dollars and IDR 8.087 billion.

In the first indictment, Nurdin Abdullah was proven to have accepted bribes from Agung Sucipto as the owner of PT Agung Perdana Bulukumba and PT Cahaya Sepang Bulukumba worth IDR 2.5 billion and S$150 thousand.

Meanwhile, in the second indictment, Nurdin Abdullah was proven to have received gratuities of Rp. 5.587 billion and S$200,000 from several parties, namely:

1. In mid-2020 received money whose amount is not known with certainty from the contractor/owner of PT Gangking Raya and CV Michella Robert Wijoyo.

"It can be concluded that the defendant has received money, not Tarone rice, but in the trial, the public prosecutor has not been able to reveal the amount of money in the box so it can be concluded that the defendant is proven to have received money from Robert Wijoyo but the amount cannot be ascertained," said the judge.

2. On December 18, 2020, they received Rp2 billion of Rp1 billion each from the contractor/owner of PT Mega Bintang Utama and PT Bumi Ambalat Nuwardi bin Pakki alias H. Momo and Haji Andi Indar.

"Rp 2 billion has been received from Haji Momo and Haji Andi Indar through Sari Pudjiastuti which was handed over to the defendant in the amount of Rp 800 million, and paid by M Irham Samad to buy a speed boat engine for Rp 355 million and 2 units of 'jetski' which the defendant bought for Rp 797 million, and the remaining Rp48 million was taken by M Fathul Fauzi Nurdin," the judge said.

3. In January 2021, he received 200 thousand Singapore dollars from Nuwardi alias H Momo.

"It is true that Haji Momo has given 200 thousand Singaporeans which were handed over to Syamsul Bahri, and the receipt of the money was reported, then the money was deposited in the office. Although the defendant denied the money was deposited, the defendant already knew about the receipt of the money and already knew the money was kept in the defendant's office so he did not It is rational if Syamsul Bahri, who is only an aide, dares to take money for personal gain," said the judge.

4. In February 2021 received a total of IDR 2.2 billion from the main contractor/commissioner of PT Karya Pare Sejahtera Fery Tanriady.

"In the opinion of the panel of judges, the defendant who received Rp2.2 billion, regardless of whether the money was used to help build a mosque. But as the defendant stated that Fery Fandriady gave the money, it is inseparable from the defendant's position as governor and the defendant himself was not the administrator. mosque," said the judge.

5. In February 2021 received Rp1 billion from the contractor/owner of PT Lompulle named Haeruddin.

"Because it was the defendant himself who received the Rp1 billion money, regardless of whether the money would be used for the construction of a mosque or not and there is no legal fact that shows the money will be used for the construction of a mosque even though the defendant has often helped the mosque, so it can be concluded that the money received from Haeruddin is for the benefit of the accused," said the judge.

6. In April 2020 - February 2021, he received Rp. 387.6 million worth of money from the contractor/Director of CV Mimbar Karya Utama, Kwan Sakti Rudy Moha.

However, the panel of judges did not agree with the KPK prosecutor who stated that Nurdin Abdullah received a Rp1 billion gratuity from Petrus Yalim, Thiawudy Wikarso, and the Directors of PT. Bank Sulselbar in the Bank Sulselbar account in the name of the Management of the Pucak Botanical Gardens Area Mosque in the period December 2020-February 2021.

"It is true that the Management of the Maros Botanical Gardens received a gratuity of Rp. 1 billion, but long before the award, the defendant wanted to donate his land to the mosque and followed up with the formation of a committee. The defendant had no desire to accept the gift and there was no awareness of committing a bad act, so he could not be qualified to receive gratification. for the construction of the Puncak Maros mosque," said the judge.

In addition to the corporal punishment, the panel of judges also required Nurdin to pay compensation of IDR 2.187 billion and 350,000 Singapore dollars, subsidiary of 3 years in prison.

"The defendant was sentenced to an additional 150,000 Singapore dollars and IDR 2.5 billion from the bribes received by the defendant plus 200 thousand Singapore dollars and IDR 5.587 billion and deducted IDR 2.2 billion that had been confiscated and IDR 1.2 billion from the purchase of jet skis and The speed boat has also been confiscated, so that the replacement money will be IDR 2.187 billion and Singapore dollar 350 thousand," said the judge.

The panel of judges also imposed an additional sentence in the form of revocation of the right to be elected in public office for 3 years after Nurdin Abdullah finished serving his main sentence.