3 Defendants Of Operational Corruption Of The Seluma Bengkulu DPRD Sentenced To The Longest Prison 2.3 Years In Prison

The three defendants in the corruption case in the procurement of operational expenditures for the Seluma DPRD secretariat while listening to the verdict read out by the Bengkulu District Court judges. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari.

The Bengkulu District Court (PN) panel of judges sentenced three defendants to a criminal case of corruption in the procurement of operational expenditures for the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) of Seluma Regency for the 2021 fiscal year.

They are the defendants former Treasurer of the Seluma Regency DPRD Expenditure Rahmat Efendi Tanjung who were sentenced to 2 years and 1 month in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary to three months in prison. The defendant, former Head of Finance and Acting Secretary of the Seluma DPRD, M Husni, was sentenced to 2 years in prison and two months in prison and a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary to three months in prison.

Finally, the former Administration Analysis Setwan of the Seluma Salamun DPRD was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison as well as a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison. "Declare that the defendant Rahmat Efendi Tanjung is legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as a subsidiary of the public prosecutor. Sentencing Rahmat Efendi Tanjung to prison for 2 years and 1 month and a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison," said Chief Justice Agus Hamzah when reading the verdict at the Bengkulu District Court, Monday, July 15, was confiscated by Antara. He explained that the three defendants were proven to have committed a criminal act of corruption in accordance with Article 3 junto article 18 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Then, the panel of judges also decided that the money that had been deposited by each defendant to the Seluma District Attorney's depository account (Kejari) was to be deposited into the state treasury. For the amount of money deposited, it was different, such as the defendant M Husni as much as Rp. 73 million and the defendant Rahmat and Salamun each with Rp. 50 million. Meanwhile, the verdict given by the panel of judges was heavier than the demands of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Seluma Kejari as the defendant Rahmat was charged with imprisonment of 1 year and 8 months a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary of 3 months and charged with paying compensation of Rp. 80 million. Furthermore, the defendant M Husni was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison with a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of three months charged with paying replacement money of Rp. 146 million and the defendant Salamun who was charged with imprisonment of 1 year and 8 months a fine of Rp. 100 million, a subsidiary of 3 months was charged with paying compensation of Rp. 45 million. However, at the verdict trial, the defendants were not charged with paying state losses or compensation of Rp. 1.5 billion. "You are not subject to replacement money because there is insufficient evidence. So how do you behave, accept the verdict or think about it," said Judge Agus.