Sawah Print Corruption Case, Former Kadisat Bima Sentenced To NTB High Court 9 Years In Prison

Screenshots - The chairman of the panel of judges at the appeal level Achmad Setyo Pudjoharsoyo read out the verdict of the defendant corruption program for distributing saprodi aid and printing new rice fields

The Panel of Judges at the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) High Court sentenced the former Head of the Bima Regency Agriculture, Crops and Horticulture (PTPH) Office M. Tayeb to 9 years in prison in a corruption case in the distribution program for production facilities (saprodies) and new rice fields printing for the 2016 fiscal year.

"The trial itself stated that the defendant M. Tayeb was legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as in the primary indictment of the public prosecutor by imposing a prison sentence of 9 years," said Achmad Setyo Pudjoharsoyo, chairman of the panel of judges at the appeal level, reading out M. Tayeb's decision reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 2.

In addition to imprisonment, the defendant was sentenced to a fine of Rp. 400 million, subsidiary to 5 months in prison.

Against the defendant, the judge also imposed an additional penalty in the form of paying compensation for state losses of Rp. 2.5 billion, subsidiary to 1 year in prison.

"It is also determined that the defendant's deposit with the public prosecutor worth Rp. 12.5 million is confiscated by the state to cover some of the state's compensation money," he said.

By submitting this decision, the panel of judges at the appeal level stated that they accepted the appeal request of the public prosecutor and the defendant and canceled the decision of the Corruption Court at the Mataram District Court for the case M. Tayeb with the number: 2/Pid.Sus-TPK/2023/PN Mtr.

The implementation of the 2016 program cost IDR 14.4 billion. The budget comes from the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture. This program is distributed with the aim of increasing food production in Bima Regency.

It was recorded that 241 farmer groups (poktan) in Bima Regency were included in the list of beneficiaries with details of Rp8.9 billion for 158 poktan that manage 4,447 hectares of rice fields and Rp5.5 billion for 83 poktans with a rice area of 2,780 hectares.

In the regulation, distribution is carried out directly to the banking accounts of each group. The disbursement process is carried out in two stages. The first stage is IDR 10.3 billion, 70 percent of the total budget is IDR 14.4 billion, and 30 percent is in the second stage with a value of IDR 4.1 billion.