Lukas Enembe Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison Plus Paying Replacement Money Of IDR 19.6 Billion

Lukas Enembe at the trial of the DOK Tipikor / PHOTO Court BETWEEN

The inactive governor of Papua, Lukas Enembe, was sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to four months in prison for compensation by the panel of judges at the Corruption Court.

"The defendant Lukas Enembe was sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million provided that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced with imprisonment for four months," said Chief Judge Rianto Adam Pontoh reading out the verdict at the Jakarta Corruption Court, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 19.

Lukas Enembe was also sentenced to pay compensation in the amount of Rp. 19,690,793,900 at the latest within one month after the decision has permanent legal force or inkrah.

"If you don't pay, your property will be confiscated and auctioned off by the prosecutor to cover the replacement money. With the provision that if the convict does not have sufficient property, he will be sentenced to imprisonment for two years," continued Rianto.

In addition, Lukas Enembe was sentenced to an additional sentence in the form of revocation of the right to be elected in public office for five years after he finished serving his main sentence.

"Declaring that the defendant Lukas Enembe above has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together and gratification, as in the first indictment and the indictment of the two public prosecutors," said Rianto.

Thus, Lukas Enembe was legally and convincingly proven to have violated Article 12 letter a of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code Jo. Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

"Determining the period of arrest and detention served by the defendant is deducted entirely from the sentence imposed; establishing the defendant remains in custody," added Rianto.

The judge's verdict is lighter than the demands of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Previously, Lukas Enembe was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison, as well as a fine of Rp1 billion, subsidiary to imprisonment for 6 months. He was also sentenced to additional criminal charges in the form of payment of replacement money amounting to Rp47,833,485,350.00.

In this case, the KPK prosecutor charged Lukas Enembe with two charges.

First, Lukas was charged with accepting bribes of Rp45,843,485,350 with details of Rp10,413,929,500 from Enumbi Piton Enumbi entrepreneurs as Director and Owner of PT Melonesia Mulia, PT Lingge-Lingge, PT Astrad Jaya and PT Melonesia Cahaya Timur, and Rp35,429,555,850 from Rijatono Lakka as Director of PT Tabi Anugerah Pharmindo, PT Tabi Bangun Papua as well as CV Walibhu.

Second, Lukas Enembe was charged with receiving gratuities in the form of Rp1 billion from Budy Sultan as Director of PT Indo Papua on April 12, 2013.