JAKARTA - President Director of PT Hanson International Tbk Benny Tjokrosaputro is demanded to pay a replacement fee of IDR 6.078 trillion. Benny Tjokro is considered proven to have committed corruption in fund management and use of investment funds at PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero) as well as money laundering.

"If within 1 month after the court decision has permanent legal force and the defendant does not pay the replacement money, his property is confiscated and auctioned off to cover replacement money," said the General Prosecutor (JPU) of the Attorney General's Office KMS Roni at the Corruption Court in Jakarta, quoted by Antara , Thursday, October 15 evening.

For corporal punishment, Benny Tjokrosaputro was sentenced to life imprisonment. The prosecutor found the defendant Benny Tjokrosaputro legally and convincingly guilty of joint corruption and money laundering as the first primary and second indictments.

"Sentenced the defendant to a life imprisonment plus a fine of Rp. 5 billion subsidiary to 1 year in prison," said prosecutor Roni.

The charge is based on the first indictment of Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 Year 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law No. 20/2001 jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code and the second of Article 3 of Law No. 8/2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.

If the defendant is found guilty but sentenced to other than life or death, said the prosecutor, he will be replaced with a prison sentence of 10 years.

"If you do not pay replacement money, it will be calculated with a substitute penalty as an obligation to pay replacement money," said prosecutor Roni.

In the description of the first indictment, the Prosecutor General's Office assessed that Benny Tjokrosaputro was proven to have received a profit of Rp.6,078,500,000,000.00.

"The defendants Benny Tjokrosaputro and Heru Hidayat, who managed the underlying 21 mutual funds with 13 investment managers, were enriched with Rp12.157 trillion, so that each received Rp6.078 trillion," said the prosecutor.

This act enriched the defendant Benny Tjokrosaputro or other people, namely Heru Hidayat, Hendrisman Rahim, Hary Prasetyo, and Syahmirwan or a corporation, which caused losses to state finances amounting to Rp16,807,283,375,000 as stated in the BPK RI Investigative Examination Report.

Benny Tjokro Money Laundering

In the second charge, money laundering, Benny Tjokrosaputro did the first on November 26-December 22, 2015.

Benny Tjokrosaputro received payment for the sale of the Medium Tems Note (MTN) of PT. Armidian Karyatama and PT Hanson International Tbk. amounting to IDR 880 billion. The money was then used to buy land in Maja, Lebak Regency, Banten, pay Mayapada interest, buy shares, and pay nominee Benny Tjokrosaputro on behalf of PO Saleh (controlled by Jimmy Sutopo).

Second, on 6 October 2015—14 March 2017 Benny Tjokorosaputro used the proceeds from the sale and purchase of shares of MYRX, BTEK and Medium Tems Note (MTN) PT Armidian Karyatama and PT Hanson International, Tbk. amounting to Rp1,753,883,940,824.00. by using the defendant's account at Bank WINDU (Bank China Construction Bank Indonesia)

Third, Benny Tjokrosaputro in April 2016 placed, transferred the proceeds from the sale and purchase of his shares amounting to Rp75 billion to Bank Mayapada on behalf of Budi Untung S.

Fourth, Benny Tjokrosaputro bought land in Kuningan, South Jakarta using PT Duta Regency Karunia, then made an agreement with the owner of PT Metropolitan Kuningan Properti Tan Kian to build the South hill apartment.

Sales were made on a pre-sale basis with Benny having received IDR400 billion and Tan Kian receiving IDR1 trillion. Benny is also 95 apartment units under someone else's name.

Fifth, Benny Tjokrosaputro bought 4 apartment units in Singapore, namely 1 unit in St. Regis Residence for 5,693,300 Singapore dollars and 3 units in One Shenton Way by credit with a credit period of 30 years.

Sixth, Benny Tjokrosaputor, as the owner of the property company PT Blessindo Terang Jaya, in 2016 carried out housing development under the name Forest Hill and on behalf of the building in the form of 20 shophouses that have been built under Caroline's name.

Seventh, around 2017 Benny Tjokorosaputro placed the money from the sale and purchase of shares amounting to Rp2,203,097,052,781.00 to buy land through several companies owned / controlled by Benny Tjokro or on behalf of other people.

Eighth, Benny Tjokrosaputro in 2018 again placed the proceeds from the sale and purchase of his shares amounting to Rp3,048,571,298,086.00 to buy land through several companies owned / controlled by the defendant or on behalf of other people.

Ninth, Benny Tjokrosaputro pays funds from PT AJS with an RTGS transaction pattern from his personal accounts at Bank BCA and Bank Windu and is used to buy apartments, pay debts with MYRX stock collateral, pay loan interest, transfer for the name of Tahir recipients, transfer for Amolat recipients and Partner.

Tenth, Benny Tjokrosaputro mixes his funds using the accounts of other companies at Bank China Construction Bank Indonesia (CCBI), BCA, Bank CIMB, Bank Mandiri, Bank Capital, Bank Maybank and Bank Mayapada.

Eleventh, Benny Tjokrosaputro in 2015-2018 exchanged money originating from criminal acts of corruption with foreign currency for 78 transactions made at money changer PT Cahaya Adi Sukses Utama amounting to Rp38,619,434,500.00 and foreign currency purchase transactions amounting to Rp158 .629,729,585.00.


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