Former SMK IT Principal Al-Malik Bengkulu Defendant Of Corruption School Operational Assistance Charged With 5 Years In Prison

The defendant Ahmad Soepardi while listening to the demands read by the South Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office (14/8/2024). ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the South Bengkulu District Attorney (Kejari) demanded that the defendant be charged with corruption in the school operational assistance fund (BOS) of SMK IT Al-Malik 2021-2022 for five years in prison. The defendant Ahmad Soepardi is a former Principal (Kepsek) SMK IT Al Malik who was charged with a sentence of five years in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary of three months. "With the consideration of the actions committed by the defendant, namely enriching ourselves, we demand five years in prison," said Public Prosecutor Rizza Oktavia Tunggal Putri at the Bengkulu District Court, Wednesday. He stated that the demands were given based on Article 2 junto Article 18 paragraph (1) letter a, paragraph b, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of Law of the Republic of Indonesia 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 Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st Criminal Code. Meanwhile, the attorney of the suspect, namely Deden Abdul Hakim, will study the demands given by the prosecutor and will later be denied through pledoi.

The mode used by the defendant was to make fictitious data on students who were included in the main education data (Dapodik), as a result, the state suffered a loss of Rp. 323 million. To recover state losses, the prosecutor's office confiscated assets belonging to the defendant in the form of 1.2 hectares of land located in Ketaping Village, Manna District, South Bengkulu Regency. The confiscation was carried out in accordance with the Confiscation Order Number: Print-277/L.7.13/Fd.1/04/2024 and the Determination Letter of the Head of the Manna District Court Number: 36/PenPid.B-SITA/2024/PN Mna. The confiscation was carried out as an effort to save losses (KN) due to the crime of corruption at SMK IT Al Malik, Bengkulu Selatan Regency