Former Head Of Ricky Gustiadi Examined By KPK For Corruption Cases In Procurement Of CCTV Bandung Smart City

The photo archive - KPK spokesman Ali Fikri gave a press statement (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The investigation team of the Corruption Eradication Commission summoned the former Head of the Bandung City Transportation Service Ricky Gustiadi to be examined as a witness to the development of the Bandung Smart City CCTV procurement corruption case involving former Mayor Yana Mulyana. "Today at the KPK's Red and White Building, the investigative team has scheduled the summons and examination of the former Head of the Bandung City Transportation Service Ricky Gustiadi," said Head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) News Section Ali Fikri when confirmed in Jakarta, Tuesday. Ali has not provided further information about the presence or presence of the former Kadishub of Bandung City to fulfill the KPK's summons or regarding what information will be investigated in the examination. Previously, the KPK investigating team also summoned the Daily Executor of the Head of the Bandung City Transportation Service, Asep Koswara, to be examined as a witness in the same case. Dalam pengembangan perkara tersebut, penyidik KPK dikabarkan telah menetapkan satu orang tersangka baru, yakni Sekretaris Daerah Kota Bandung Ema Sumarna. This was confirmed by Ema's attorney, Rizky Rizgantara, who confirmed the information that his client had been named a suspect by the KPK in the alleged corruption case of the Bandung Smart City project. "We accompanied our client to attend the agenda of the examination as a suspect," said Rizgantara, at the KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Regarding the case, the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Bandung District Court, West Java, Wednesday, December 13, 2023, sentenced 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. The presiding judge, Hera Kartiningsih, in his ruling stated that 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 a sentence of three months,” said Kartiningsih. The panel of judges stated that Yana Mulyana was proven to have received gratuities 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 continued charges of several acts and 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 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 KPK who previously demanded that the defendant be sentenced to five years in prison. In the trial of the verdict, Yana Mulyana was deemed to have violated the provisions of Article 12 A in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law.