Former Chairman Of South Bengkulu Baznas Sentenced To 1.8 Years In Prison In The Corruption Case Of Infak Sedekah Funds

The former chairman of the South Bengkulu Regency Baznas while listening to the Chief Justice of the District Court when reading the verdict. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - The panel of judges at the Bengkulu Corruption Court sentenced the defendant to 1 year and 8 months in prison for the chairman of the National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) of South Bengkulu Regency for the 2019 '2020 period, Mudin Ahmad Gumai in the case of corruption in the zakat infaqak alm (ZIS) fund.

"The defendant has been sentenced to one year and eight months and handed over to the defendant and legal advisers to take the next rare law," said Chief Justice Paisol during a hearing reading the verdict at the Corruption Court at the Bengkulu District Court, Thursday.

He said that the defendant Mudin Ahmad Gumai was charged with Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 paragraph (1) letter A, letter B, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

For this reason, the defendant Mudin was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison and a fine of Rp. 50 million, subsidiary to two months in prison.

Meanwhile, the defendant's legal adviser, Slamet Mahardika, explained that the next rare legal law might appeal according to the family's request.

Previously, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the South Bengkulu District Attorney (Kejari) Indah Budianto charged the Chairman of the South Bengkulu Regency Baznas for the 2019-2020 period, Mudin Ahmad Gumai, with a sentence of 2 years and 6 months in prison related to the ZIS budget corruption case.

"We demand that the defendant Mudin Ahmad Gumay be sentenced to two years and six months, as well as a fine of Rp. 50 million, subsidiary to three months in prison," said Public Prosecutor Indah.

The prosecutor stated that the defendant Mudin had been proven guilty of a criminal act after what was stated in Article 3 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

For the actions taken by the defendant, the state suffered a loss of Rp. 1.1 billion and the defendant was not charged with recovering the state's loss.