Proven Corruption, PPK For The Ngaibor Health Center Project, Aru Islands Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

PPK for the construction project of the Ngaibor Health Center in Aru Islands Regency, Rul Barjah was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Ambon Corruption Court judge. (10/5) (ANTARA/daniel/)

AMBON - The panel of judges at the Ambon Corruption Court sentenced Rul Barjah as the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) in the construction project of the Ngaibor Village Health Center, South Aru District in Aru Islands Regency, Maluku.

"Declaring that the defendant is guilty of violating Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2021 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code," said the chairman of the panel of judges. Corruption, Wilson Shriver accompanied by two member judges in Ambon reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 10.

The defendant was also sentenced to pay a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to three months in prison.

There are also things that incriminate the defendant being punished for his actions that have caused state financial losses of Rp. 2.7 billion and the puskesmas cannot function until now because his work is not completed.

The mitigating thing is that the defendant is polite and has never been convicted, and has family responsibilities.

The judge's decision against the defendant Ruhulbaja was also the same as that of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Aru Islands, Fauzan Arif Nasution, and Kadek Asprila and his friends.

In the previous trial, the panel of judges also sentenced the Head of the Archipelago Health Office, Aru Yunita OktAVina Uniplaita, to six years in prison for violating Article 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law.

However, the Public Prosecutor's team of the Aru Islands Prosecutor's Office will make an appeal because the defendant Yunita is charged with eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 300 million, subsidiary to three months in prison and charged with Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Anti-Corruption Law.

Meanwhile, Hendra Anggrek alias Koko Hendra, the contractor who handled the construction project of the Ngaibor Health Center, was sentenced to seven years in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to three months in prison and compensation of Rp. 2.7 billion minus Rp. 170 million, subsidiary to three years in prison.