Padang-Sicincin Toll Corruption Cassation Sentence Has Been Inkrah, 3 Of The 13 Defendants Have Not Been Executed

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A total of 10 of the 13 defendants in the corruption case in the procurement of the Padang-Sicincin toll road were executed by the prosecutor to prison. The Supreme Court's (MA) cassation decision against the defendants has been signed.

"Furthermore, there are three more convicts to be executed, we are still waiting for a copy of the decision to be submitted from the Indonesian Supreme Court for them," said Head of the West Sumatra Attorney General's Office Asnawi in Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Monday, August 14, as reported by Antara.

Special Criminal Assistant Hadiman added that the execution of the 10 convicts was carried out in three stages at different times.

The initial executions were carried out on Jumadi and Upik Suryati, who had a background as employees of the West Sumatra National Land Agency (BPN) on July 17.

After that, the prosecutor's office again executed the convict on behalf of Ricki Novaldi, who has a background as Head of Task Force B in the toll road land acquisition project.

"The last execution was carried out on August 8 to the seven convicts, they came after we sent a second summons," he said.

He said the seven convicts were Raymon Fernandes, Sadri Yuliansyah, Kaidir, Syamsul Bahri alias Latuih, Nazaruddin, Buyuang Kenek, and Amir Hosen. They were found guilty by the Supreme Court and sentenced to six years.

The convicts were caught in the corruption case of the Padang-Sicincin 2020 toll road construction project, when the state prepared money as compensation for land affected by development.

One of the affected areas is the Biodiversity Park (HEHATI) in Parik Malintang, Padang Pariaman Regency, where compensation money is received by each person.

After further investigation by the Prosecutor's Office, it turned out that the KEHATI park was included in regional assets and was recorded in the assets sector of the Padangpariaman Regional Financial Management Agency, causing state losses of Rp. 27,460 billion.

Losses arise because toll land compensation money that has been disbursed by the state is claimed against the law by people who are not entitled to receive compensation.

Initially, all the defendants were declared free by the Corruption Court at the Padang District Court (PN), did not accept the verdict, the prosecutor then filed an appeal to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court then received an appeal from the prosecutor and sentenced all convicts to be guilty, and sentenced them to various prison sentences.