KPK Hands Over Dossiers Of Corruption Defendants Fictitious Activities Of The Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has transferred the case files of the accused, former Head of the Transfer, Abolition and Utilization of State Property at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Sri Utami, to the Jakarta Corruption Court.

He is a defendant in a corruption case related to fictitious activities at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2012.

"Today, the prosecutor's team has transferred the case file of the defendant Sri Utami to the Corruption Court at the Central District Court," said Acting KPK spokesman, Ali Fikri, in a statement quoted by Antara, Monday, February 14.

Ali Fikri said that the authority to detain Utami had shifted to the authority of the corruption court. "Previously, the detention of the accused began at the time the suspect and evidence were handed over from the investigative team," said Fikri.

Detention by a team of prosecutors starts from January 28, 2022 to February 16, 2022 at the KPK Detention Center at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta. "The reason the prosecutor's team detained the defendant was because it was to smooth the process of prosecuting the case so that it could be immediately resolved and examined in court," he said.

Currently, he said, the team of prosecutors is waiting for the appointment of the panel of judges and the date of the trial with the agenda of reading the indictment.

Utami was also charged with the first indictment of Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code or both articles 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

In April 2017, the KPK named Utami as a suspect, who was previously the coordinator of activities at the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources at the time the case occurred.

The case involved the former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jero Wacik, and the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Waryono Karno.

Wacik based on the Supreme Court's decision was sentenced to eight years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 300 million and the obligation to pay compensation of Rp. 5 billion, subsidiary to two years in prison.

Meanwhile, based on the latest decision at the High Court level, Karno was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of Rp. 300 million and a replacement money of Rp. 150 million, a subsidiary of three months in prison.

Based on the indictment against Karno, Utami is said to have made a profit of Rp. 2.39 billion from this fictitious activity which allegedly resulted in state financial losses of around Rp. 11 billion.