In Addition To Life-long Crimes, Benny Tjoko Must Pay A Replacement Fee Of IDR 6 Trillion

Benny Tjokro's verdict hearing (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - In addition to life imprisonment for being proven to have committed corruption in the management of funds and use of investment funds at PT. Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero), President Director of PT Hanson International Tbk, Benny Tjokrosaputro, has to pay replacement money of IDR 6.078 trillion.

"To punish the defendant with an additional penalty in the form of paying replacement money to the state in the amount of Rp6,078,500,000,000 on the condition that 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 the replacement money. , "said head of the panel of judges Rosmina at the Jakarta Corruption Court, reported by Antara, Monday, October 26.

The replacement money is the same as the demands of the General Prosecutor (JPU) at the Attorney General's Office. The judge in his decision considered that Benny's crimes were organized so that it was difficult to reveal his actions.

"The defendant used the hands of a large number of other parties to become 'nominees' and even used fake ID cards to become 'nominees' and used companies that had no activities to accommodate his business," added judge Rosmina.

Benny Tjokrosaputro's actions together with Heru Hidayat, Joko Hartono Tirto, Hendrisman Rahim, Hary Prasetyo and Syahmirwan were proven to have caused losses to state finances amounting to Rp16,807,283,375,000 as stated in the Investigative Investigation Report of the Republic of Indonesia BPK.

In the description of the first indictment, the judge assessed that Benny Tjokrosaputro was proven to have received a profit of Rp6,078,500,000,000.

In the second indictment, the judge stated that Benny Tjokro was proven guilty of money laundering through the companies he controlled, namely PT Pelita Indo Karya, PT Royal Bahana Witness, PT Royal Bahana Sakti, PT. Surya Agung Maju, PT Buana Multi Prima, PT. Lentera Multi Persada, PT. Mandiri Mega Jaya and several other companies.

The money laundering was carried out in the first way, Benny Tjokrosaputro on November 26 - December 22 2015, received payment for the sale of the Medium Tems Note (MTN) PT. Armidian Karyatama and PT Hanson International Tbk in the amount of Rp. 880 billion.