Proven Corruption, Former Mayor Of Bandung Yana Mulyana Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison

The defendant in the Bandung Smart City project case, former Bandung Mayor Yana Mulyana while listening to the verdict at the Bandung District Court, Wednesday (13/12/2023). (ANTARA/Rubby Jovan)

The panel of judges at the Bandung Corruption Court, West Java, sentenced the defendant former Bandung Mayor Yana Mulyana to four years in prison in the bribery case for the procurement of CCTV Bandung Smart City.

In addition to the criminal sentence, the judge in the verdict hearing at the Bandung Corruption Court, Wednesday, also sentenced Yana Mulyana to pay a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to three months in prison.

Chief Judge Hera Kartiningsih in his ruling stated that the defendant Yana Mulyana was legally and convincingly proven to have committed a criminal act of corruption in accepting gratuities in the CCTV procurement project case at the Bandung City Transportation Service.

"The defendant was sentenced to four years in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 million, provided that if he was not paid, he was replaced with three months in prison," said Hera as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 13.

The panel of judges stated that the defendant Yana Mulyana was proven to have received ratification in the form of money and facilities to Thailand from Benny as Director of PT Sarana Mitra Adiguna (SMA), Andreas Guntoro as Vertical Slution Manager of PT SMA, and Sony Setiadi as Director of PT Citra Jelajah Informatika (CIFO).

"The trial, stated that Yana Mulyana was legally and convincingly proven to have committed acts of corruption together with the charges of several acts and continued corruption," he said.

In addition, Yana Mulyana was also sentenced to additional penalties in the form of revocation of the right to be elected to public office for two years after she finished serving her main sentence.

"Determining the period of arrest and detention that the defendant served was reduced by all of the sentences imposed," added the judge.

The panel of judges said the aggravating thing was because the defendant Yana did not support the government's program in eradicating corruption.

The verdict of the panel of judges was lower than the demands of the public prosecutor from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which previously demanded that the defendant be sentenced to five years in prison.

In the verdict hearing, Yana was deemed to have violated the provisions of Article 12 Adjuncto Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law.