Book Corruption, Former Kajari Buleleng Sentenced To 3.5 Years In Prison

The defendant, former Head of the Buleleng District Attorney's Office Fahrur Rozi (58) approached the Public Prosecutor after attending the trial reading the verdict of the corruption / ANTARA / Robinus Nampu case trial

The panel of judges at the Denpasar Corruption Court, Bali, sentenced former Buleleng District Attorney Fahrur Rozi (58) to three years and six months in prison for being proven guilty of corruption in book procurement.

The judge, commanded by I Nyoman Wiguna, legally and convincingly decided that the defendant Fahrur Rozi committed a criminal act of corruption as stated in the first or third indictment of the public prosecutor, and also committed the crime of money laundering as indicted by the two public prosecutors (JPU).

"The defendant Fahrur Rozi was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and paid compensation of Rp. 6 billion, a subsidiary of three months," said judge Nyoman Wiguna as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 17.

The verdict of Chief Judge I Nyoman Wiguna and member judges Wayan Suarta and Nelson against former Kajari Buleleng Fahrur Rozi is lower than the demands of the Public Prosecutor.

In the trial, the Attorney General's Office charged Fahrur Rozi with five years in prison and a fine of Rp. 6 billion, subsidiary to six months in prison.

Facing the verdict, the defendant Fahrur Rozi and his legal advisor expressed their thoughts. Likewise, the Public Prosecutor is still thinking about filing an appeal.

The prosecutor, who was commanded by Muhamad, revealed that the defendant Fahrur Rozi received a prize in the form of money amounting to Rp46 billion and USD82,211 from Suwanto for making arrangements and conditioning the heads of offices, school principals and village heads related to procurement or buying books from Group CV. Aneka Iklim milik Suwanto (separate prosecution file). Previously, Suwanto had been sentenced to two years in prison by the Denpasar Corruption Court last week.

Fahrur Rozi took advantage of his position as head of the Prosecutor's Office in a number of places, including when he served as Head of the Buleleng District Attorney's Office to condition several service heads, village heads and school principals to order books on CV. Various Sciences.

Fahrur Rozi received money from Suwanto and was disguised through someone else's account.

In the facts of the trial, at the end of 2016 when the defendant Fahrur Rozi was the Head of the Buleleng District Attorney's Office, Suwanto asked the defendant Fahrur Rozi to condition village heads throughout Buleleng Regency to procure village library books, and 2013 curriculum textbooks for elementary and junior high schools in the area.

Defendant Fahrur Rozi requested that the books be purchased from Group CV. Various Sciences with the intermediary of Handi Saeful as a representative of CV. Various Sciences in Bali.

The first defendant Fahrur met with the Head of the Basic School Development Division of the Buleleng District Youth and Sports Education Office Made Astika with a request that each school at the elementary and junior high school levels buy textbooks published by CV. Various Sciences and gather the head of the school principal's work meeting at the junior high school (MKKS) level and the head of the school principal's working group at the Buleleng Regency Elementary School (K3S) level.

In front of the five school principals (closed names in the indictment) who were present, the defendant asked that every school principal who received BOS funds in the school budget work plan (RKAS) budget for the procurement of a reference book for the school library from CV. Various Sciences.

In 2018 at the Buleleng District Attorney's office, the defendant Fahrur also gathered 19 village heads throughout Buleleng Regency and asked village heads to budget in the Revised Village Budget for the procurement of skills enrichment books and references for village libraries published by CV. Various Sciences.

The defendant also placed or transferred, or transferred, or deposited money known or reasonably suspected to be the result of a criminal act of corruption by using an account in the name of Lia Morlina with a total of Rp3.8 billion, an account in the name of Rizky Ibnu Putra Fauzy and Edy A Supardi of Rp4 billion, an account in the name of Putu Ayu Manis, Ni Putu Leni, and Ida Komang Astika of Rp2.6 billion.