MA Sunat Sentenced To Ex-Director Of BAKTI Kominfo Corruption Case BTS From 18 Years To 10 Years

Defendant Anang Achmad Latif (left) after the trial of the corruption case for the construction of the BTS 4G Bakti Kominfo tower in 2020-2022 at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Wednesday, October 25, 2023. BETWEEN PHOTOS-Muhammad Adimaja)

JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) has reduced the prison sentence of former President Director of the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) Kominfo Anang Achmad Latif from 18 years to 10 years in prison in the 4G BTS corruption case.

"Reject the Cassation of the Public Prosecutor and the Defendant by improving the sentence to 10 (ten) years in prison," said Supreme Court's decision Number 4103 K/Pid.Sus/2024 quoted from the Supreme Court Case Information page in Jakarta, Friday, July 26, which was confiscated by Antara.

Meanwhile, the fine imposed at the cassation level is still the same as the Corruption Court (Tipikor) decision at the Central Jakarta District Court, which is Rp1 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.

In addition, the replacement money sentence decided by the Supreme Court is also the same as the Jakarta Corruption Court, which is IDR 5 billion.

"The Rp5,000,000,000.00 replacement money, which was compensated for with a deposit, amounted to Rp6,711,204,000.00, so that Rp1,711,204,500 was returned to the Defendant through Tia Mutia Hasna," the verdict said.

The decision was decided by Desnayeti as Chair of the Assembly with two members, Agustinus Purnomo Hadi and Yohanes Priyana on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Previously, the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced Anang Achmad Latif to 18 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.

"The defendant Anang Achmad Latif was sentenced to 18 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison," said Chief Justice Fahzal Hendri during a trial in Jakarta, Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

In its ruling, the panel of judges also sentenced Anang Achmad Latif to pay a replacement fee of Rp. 5 billion no later than one month after the decision had permanent legal force or inkrah.

"To charge the defendant to pay compensation of Rp. 5 billion was taken from the money that had been deposited to the Prosecutor's Office in the amount of Rp. 6 billion, the remaining Rp. 1 billion was returned to the defendant," said Fahzal.

The panel of judges stated that he was legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together and the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU), in the provision of base transceiver station (BTS) 4G infrastructure and supporting infrastructure packages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 BAKTI Kemenkominfo in 2020-2022.

He was declared proven guilty of violating Article 2 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law jo. Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code and Article 3 of the Law on the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).