KPK Hands Over IDR 600 Million To The State Treasury, IDR 200 Million From The Ex-regent Of Cirebon

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) made a deposit to the state treasury worth IDR 600 million. This money came from fines and compensation for the convicts, one of whom was former Cirebon Regent Sunjaya Purwadisastra.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said the deposit was made by Execution Prosecutor Andry Prihandono on Thursday, December 16 yesterday.

"The details are as follows: the payment of the fine of the convict Sunjaya Purwadisastra, the former Cirebon Regent for 2014-2019, amounting to IDR 200 million," Ali told reporters, Friday, December 17.

Sunjaya paid hundreds of millions of dollars based on the Corruption Court's decision at the Bandung Special Class IA District Court Number: 14 /Pid.Sus-TPK/2019/PN.Bdg on May 15, 2019.

In addition, Ali said, a convict also paid the 6th installment of replacement money worth IDR 400 million. He is Fathor Rachman who was found guilty in the case of carrying out fictitious subcontractor work related to various projects carried out by PT Waskita Karya.

The amount of payments that Fathor has made has reached IDR 1.5 billion, which is based on the decision of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court Number: 59/Pid Sus/TPK/2020/PN.Jkt.Pst on April 26, 2021, he must pay replacement money of IDR 3.6 billion.

Furthermore, the KPK will collect the payment of fines and compensation for the convicts. Ali said this is a form of asset recovery effort.

"The Corruption Eradication Commission will continue to carry out asset recovery from criminal acts of corruption by collecting fines and compensation for convicts as a real effort to implement decisions that have permanent legal force," he concluded.