Following Prof Gde Antara, 3 Unud Officials Were Also Sentenced Free Of SPI Corruption Cases

Defendant I Made Yusnantara and Ketut Budiautawan underwent a verdict hearing at the Denpasar Corruption Court, Bali, Thursday (22/2/2024). ANTARA/Rolandus Nampu

DENPASAR - Three Udayana University (Unud) officials namely I Nyoman Putra Sastra, I Made Yusnantara and I Ketut Budiautawan were acquitted by the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court from the alleged corruption case of institutional development donations (SPI).

In the verdict read out at the Denpasar Corruption Court, Panel of Judges Putu Ayu Sudariasih and members Gede Putra Astawa and Nelson stated that the defendants were not proven to have committed a crime in the first indictment or the second indictment.

"The verdict acquitted the defendants from all the charges, and ordered the defendants to be released from custody, by restoring the rights of the defendants in their dignity and dignity," said the Panel of Judges as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, February 22.

Regarding the prosecutor's demands which stated that the defendants were proven to have committed an act as stated in the indictment of Article 12 letter e of the Anti-Corruption Law, namely being proven to have committed an unlawful act by forcing someone to pay a sum of money, the Panel of Judges had different opinions.

The judge considered that there was no evidence of the defendants' actions on purpose and against the law of coercion against students who registered on independent channels.

Students who have registered consciously have chosen an independent path at Udayana University, which in general has been known, basically, if they register for an independent path, there must be a donation money (SPI).

Regarding the judge's decision, the defendants accompanied by their legal advisors immediately accepted it. The Bali Attorney General's Office stated that they would file an appeal against the judge's decision.

Previously, the three Unud officials were prosecuted differently by the prosecutor. Against the defendant Putra Sastra, the prosecutor demanded a prison sentence of 5 years, a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to two months in prison.

Meanwhile, Ketut Budiarawan and Made Yusnantara were sentenced to imprisonment for 4 years each with a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to two months in prison.

However, the judge assessed that the three were not legally and convincingly proven to have committed the crime as charged and prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor.