Heru Hidayat Sentenced To Nothing, Attorney General Immediately Files An Appeal

Attorney General ST Burhanudin/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia, Sanitiar Burhanuddin, has appealed the decision of the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) court, namely the null verdict to the President Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera, Heru Hidayat, regarding the PT Asabri corruption case. Special Crimes. There is no other word than appeal," said Burhanuddin, at a press conference at the Kartika Adhyaksa Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 19. Quoting Antara, he stressed that they still respect and respect the decision of the judges of the Jakarta Corruption Court. However, the Public Prosecutor of the Attorney General's Office feels that public justice has been slightly disturbed.

Therefore, the Attorney General's Office will continue to demand that Hidayat receive the death penalty. “He was proven but his sentence was zero, nil. In fact, we calculated that the Rp16 trillion Jiwasraya sentenced to life imprisonment. Then, for Asabri (his loss) of Rp. 22.7 trillion, it was proven but the sentence was nil,” he said. Previously, Hidayat had been sentenced to life in prison in the corruption case of PT Asuransi Jiwasraya which cost the state Rp. Central on October 26, 2020. Then, he again underwent a trial in a corruption case related to PT Asabri with state losses reaching Rp22.788 trillion. The panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court said that because he had been sentenced to life in the Jiwasraya case, the sentence imposed in the Asabri case was nil. “We will remain consistent with our demands. There is an evaluation, but mainly I will appeal. There is no other word than appeal," said Burhanuddin. Regarding the charges against Benny Tjokrosaputro, Burhanuddin said the Attorney General's Office would look at the progress of the case because the trial stage was still quite long. We will see the progress later, but for sure we are consistent with the demands," he concluded.