Head Of Central Java BTP Putu Sumarjaya Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Corruption Case At Director General Of Railways

Chief Judge Gatot Sarwadi read out the verdict of the defendant Head of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Putu Sumarjaya/DOK ANTARA

Head of the Central Java Railway Engineering Center (BTP) Putu Sumarjaya was sentenced to 5 years in prison in the alleged bribery case originating from the contractor implementing three projects at the Directorate General of Railways in the Central Java region. The sentence read by Chief Judge Gatot Sarwadi in a trial at the Semarang Corruption Court was recorded as lower than the prosecutor's demand for 8 years. In addition to the corporal punishment, the defendant was also sentenced to pay a fine of Rp. 350 million which if not paid will be replaced with imprisonment for 4 months. "To declare the defendant guilty of violating Article 12 letter b of Law Number 31 of 1999 which has been amended and added to Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption," Gatot said in a trial that took place Thursday, January 18 as quoted from Antara. In his decision, the judge stated that the defendant was proven to have received a sum of money totaling Rp3.4 billion. That much bribe was a fee given by the Director of PT Istana Putra Agung, Dion Renato Sugiarto, for the implementation of the Solo Balapan-Kadipiro-Kalioso KM 96+400 to KM 104+900 (JGSS 6) double line construction of the Solo elevated KA Balapan-Kadipiro KM 104+900 sd. KM 106+900 (JGSS 4), and the track layout of Tegal Station. The defendant Putu also played a role in engineering the auction to win Dion Renato Sugiarto as the third winner of the project. In his decision, the judge also sentenced the defendant to pay compensation for state losses amounting to Rp3.4 billion. In the same case, the judge also sentenced Central Java BTP Commitment Making Officer Bernard Hasibuan to 5 years in prison. The judge also imposed a fine of Rp. 350 million, which if not paid, would be replaced with imprisonment for 4 months.

Against the defendant Benard Hasibuan, the judge also imposed an additional sentence to pay compensation for state losses of Rp. 5 billion. For this decision, the Public Prosecutor from the KPK expressed his thoughts.