AGO Arrests Convicted Of Corruption Fugitives In Batam

The Indonesian Attorney General's Office of Sow Team escorts Rusydan (right), a convicted corruption convict fugitive from the Mataram Kejari since 2009 after his arrest in Batam, Tuesday (14/3/2023). (ANTARA)

The team of the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia has arrested a fugitive corruption convict at the Mataram District Attorney's Office named Rusydan (63) in Batam, Riau Islands.

Head of the Intelligence Section of the Mataram Kejari, Ida Bagus Putu Widnyana, in Mataram, Wednesday, confirmed the arrest of the fugitive from the Mataram Kejari in Batam.

"Yes, the convict of corruption on behalf of Rusydan, who has been on the Mataram Kejari fugitive list since 2009, was arrested by the Indonesian AGO's Tabur Team (Arrest Fugitive) in Batam," Widnyana said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 15.

Following up on the arrest, Widnyana said that the executor team from the Mataram Kejari is currently on its way to pick up the man from Moncok Karya, Mataram City, in Batam.

He revealed that the sowing team arrested Rusydan on Tuesday afternoon at a house on Jalan Jenderal Ibnu Sutowo, Batam, Riau Islands.

"In the process of arresting, the convict was cooperative so that it went smoothly. Currently, the person concerned is being held at the Batam Kejari Detention Center waiting for the arrival of our executor team from Mataram," he said.

Widnyana explained that Rusydan was on the prosecutor's wanted list because he did not fulfill the summons for the execution of the Supreme Court's cassation decision Number: 831K/PID.SUS/2009 dated August 19, 2010.

In this decision, Rusydan was found guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption in the management of agricultural business credit funds (KUT) for the new planting season in 1999 which has resulted in state losses of Rp353 million.

The decision refers to the subsidiary indictment containing Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 paragraph (1) letter b of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

In the verdict, the cassation judge sentenced him to 2 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million, subsidiary to 3 months and charged Rusy and paid compensation for state losses of Rp. 353 million, subsidiary to 1 year in prison.

Rusydan in this case acted as chairman of a non-governmental organization that was tasked with distributing KUT funds to 25 farmer groups in the West Lombok region with a value of Rp1.26 billion.