The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Has Banned The Substitute Money Appeals That Mardani Maming Paid For Have Not Been Maximal

Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri. (Tsa Tsia-VOI) bbbb

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has appealed against the verdict of former Tanah Bumbu Regent Mardani H. Maming, who was handed down by the Banjarmasin Corruption Court. The submission was made because the substitute sentence of Rp110 billion that had to be paid was not appropriate.

"The prosecutor's team declared an appeal because of several points of consideration by the panel of judges who had not fulfilled a sense of justice and had a deterrent effect, especially regarding the amount of replacement money that the defendant had enjoyed," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 16.

Ali explained that the memorandum of appeal had been submitted to the Junior Registrar of the Banjarmasin Corruption Court. With this effort, it is hoped that the recovery of state losses can be carried out.

"Because the defendant's actions (Mardani H. Maming) resulted in tremendous impacts, including environmental damage to the use of natural resources without the requirements in accordance with the rules," he said.

Furthermore, Ali said Mardani H. Maming's camp also filed an appeal. It is hoped that the panel of judges can consider the KPK's request.

"We hope that the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Banjarmasin High Court can grant all the requests of the prosecutor team and again decide in accordance with the letter of demand," he said.

As previously reported, Mardani was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, February 10. He was found guilty of accepting bribes.

In addition to corporal punishment, he is also required to pay a fine of Rp. 500 million. "With the provision that if it is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for four months," said the Panel of Judges at the Banjarmasin District Court.

Then, the former General Treasurer of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Executive Board was also required to pay a replacement money of Rp110 billion which if not paid was replaced with imprisonment for 2 years.

This verdict is lower than the prosecutor's demands. Prosecutors demanded that Mardani be sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison with a fine of Rp. 700 million, subsidiary to 8 months and pay compensation of Rp. 118 billion, subsidiary to 5 years in prison.