Prosecutor's Office Successfully Arrests Wanted Person For Six Years In Ambon Related To Corruption Crimes

Thomy Wattimena (black t-shirt) who has been on the wanted list for six years was caught in Ambon City/Photo: Antara

AMBON - The intelligence team of the Kejari Aru Islands, Maluku, managed to arrest the corruption convict Thomy Wattimena who was sentenced to four years in prison and was on the prosecutor's wanted list (DPO) for six years in Ambon.

"Thomy was declared on the DPO by the prosecutors since 2016 for fleeing after the Supreme Court's cassation decision sentenced him to four years in prison," said Head of Penkum and Public Relations of the Maluku Attorney General's Office, Wahyudi Kareba in Ambon, Monday 30 May.

The convict in the corruption case in the construction of three new classrooms (RKB) at Jelia Christian Elementary School, Aru Islands Regency for the 2007 budget year was arrested in Kudamati Village, Nusaniwe District, Ambon City after being monitored since Thursday (26/5).

According to him, he was arrested based on the Supreme Court's decision number 1020 K/Pidsus/2015 dated 27 May 2015 Juncto PT Ambon's decision number 09/Pid.Tipikor/2014/PT.AMB on 12 November 2014.

Thomy Wattimena as the owner of CV. Letmi Pratama and being a contractor in the construction project of three Jelia Christian Elementary School RKB was proven guilty of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) Juncto Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20/2001.

"In addition to being sentenced to prison, the person concerned was also sentenced to pay compensation of IDR 97.623 million, a subsidiary of three months in prison," explained Wahyudi, quoted by Antara.

After the convict's arrest, the intelligence team of the Kejari Aru Islands entrusted him with the Kejari Ambon for administrative and identity checks, then he would be flown to Dobo, Aru Islands Regency to be executed at the local prison.