Alleged Corruption Former KPU Chair Sued Six Years In Prison

The atmosphere of the trial of the corruption case of grant funds at the Tanjabtim KPUD at the Jambi Corruption Court trial/Photo: Antara

JAMBI - Former Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) of East Tanjung Jabung Regency (Tanjabtim) Nurkholis was sentenced to six years and six months in prison in a criminal case of corruption in grant funds for the 2020 Regional Head Election which cost the state around Rp. 890 million. Defendant Nurkholis with the agenda of reading the prosecution, Public Prosecutor (JPU) Ali Nurhidayatullah before the Jambi Corruption Court (Tipikor) Court, Monday, March 14, also demanded that the defendant be fined Rp. 250 million, subsidiary to three months in prison. replacement amounting to Rp44.21 million, if the defendant does not pay, it is replaced with one month's imprisonment after the decision has permanent legal force. Then the Public Prosecutor also demands that the property of defendant Nurkholis can be confiscated by the prosecutor and auctioned off to cover the replacement money, in this case the defendant has no assets object that is sufficient to pay the replacement money, then it is replaced with imprisonment for three years and three months.

Meanwhile at the next trial, the Prosecutor also read out the demands of the other two defendants in the corruption case of the Tanjabtim KPU grant funds, namely, the Secretary of the Tanjabtim KPU, Sumardi. In addition, Sumardi was also sentenced to a fine of Rp. 250 million or a subsidiary of three months in prison, or to pay a sum of Rp. 282.7 million. If the defendant does not pay the replacement money no later than a month after the decision has permanent legal force, then his property can be confiscated by the prosecutor and auctioned to cover the replacement money. Then, for the defendant Hasbullah as Treasurer of the Tanjabtim KPUD, the Public Prosecutor Ali Nurhidayatullah demanded that the prison sentence be reduced to six years and six months as long as the defendant was serving a prison term with an order that the defendant remained detained and a fine of Rp. 250 million or a subsidiary of three months in prison. In that case, requires the defendant to pay a replacement money of Rp.282.7 million and if the defendant does not pay the replacement money no later than one month after the decision has permanent legal force, then his property can be confiscated by the Prosecutor and auctioned to cover the replacement money. In the event that the defendant does not have sufficient assets to pay the replacement money, he is replaced with imprisonment for three years and three months. The third trial of the former Tanjabtim KPU official was given the opportunity next week to make a defense before the Jambi Corruption Court Judge.