Proven Corruption, Former Principal And Treasurer Of Vocational High School In South Bengkulu Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison

The chief judge read out the verdicts for the two corruption defendants in Bengkulu. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu District Court (PN) has sentenced two defendants in a corruption case, namely IM, a former school principal and AS, a former treasurer, at a vocational school in South Bengkulu Regency, with a sentence of one year and eight months in prison.

The Chief Judge of the Bengkulu District Court, Jon Sarman Saragih, apart from being sentenced to one year and eight months each, was also sentenced to a fine of Rp. 50 million, subsidiary to two months.

Then for the defendant IM was charged with paying a replacement money of Rp428 million and if the defendant did not pay the money, he would be replaced with a sentence of six months in prison.

"The panel of judges at the Bengkulu Tipikor District Court gave criminal sentences to each defendant with a sentence of 1 year and 8 months in prison," said Jon.

The judge's verdict was lighter when compared to the demands from the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the South Bengkulu District Attorney, namely two years and six months in prison.

The Public Prosecutor of the South Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office, Asido Putra Nainggolan, said that his party used a week of thought time.

"And will report the judge's decision to the leadership to determine the next steps," he said.

Previously, IM returned the State Losses (KN) of Rp. 150 million from a total loss of Rp. 518 million.

The lawyer for the defendant IM, Tarmizi Gumay said that the handover of the money as a replacement was based on the total state financial losses totaling IDR 518 million.