Prosecutors Disposal Of The 'Repension' Pantun For The Defense Of SYL, Sindir Fighters But Nangis Sesegukan

Syahrul Yasin Limpo/PHOTO follow-up Session: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) threw a rhyme to reply to the memorandum of defense or plea of the defendant Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL. It contained satirizing the former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) who claimed to be a fighter but instead cried at trial.

The satire was conveyed when Attorney Meyer Simanjuntak initially said that his defense from SYL and his attorney was only to run away from legal responsibility.

"After hearing the defense of the legal advisor and from the defendant in person, it turned out that the contents were just a justification to run away from legal responsibility," Meyer said during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, July 8.

The prosecutor also understood that the defense was organized by a large amount of evidence that strengthened the indictment against SYL during the trial.

Meanwhile, for SYL, it is said to be just a claim because it is not supported by evidence.

"We can understand this considering the abundance of evidence presented by the public prosecutor while the defense of the defendant only comes from the testimony of the defendant himself who has the right to deny and the statement of the defendant's own family who is certain to defend the defendant even though he is guilty," he said.

Then, Meyer threw a rhyme that satirized SYL. The former Minister of Agriculture, who claimed to be a fighter, cried when he read out his personal defense.

"Kupang City, Balikpapan city. It's really beautiful and charming. It says fighters and heroes. Listen to the demands of crying for a week," Meyer said.

In the case of extortion and gratification, Syahrul Yasin Limpo was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison. He was also asked to pay compensation of around Rp. 44 billion and US$ 30 thousand.

The claim was given because the prosecutor believed that SYL violated Article 12 letter e in conjunction with Article 18 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code (KUHP) in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.