Judge PK Supreme Court Sentence Mardani Maming 10 Years In Prison, Pay Replacement Money Rp110 Billion

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JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) granted a request for reconsideration (PK) of the former Regent of Tanah Bumbu, Mardani H. Maming, in the case of corruption in mining business licenses (IUP).

"Granted the request for a review from the applicant for a review / the convict Mardani H. Maming," reads the verdict Number 1003 PK / Pid.Sus / 2024 as reported from the information page of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia's Case, Tuesday, November 5.

The Supreme Court sentenced Mardani Maming to 10 years in prison. In addition, the Supreme Court also sentenced Mardani Maming to a fine of Rp. 500 million, provided that if the fine was not paid, it was replaced with imprisonment for four months.

The Supreme Court sentenced Mardani to pay a replacement money of Rp110,604,731,752.00. If he does not pay within one month after the inkrah decision, Mardani Maming's property can be confiscated and auctioned off by the prosecutor.

"If the convict does not have sufficient assets to pay the replacement money, he will be sentenced to imprisonment for two years," said the PK decision, Mardani Maming.

Mardani Maming was found legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as the first alternative indictment by the public prosecutor.

"Determining the detention period that has been served by the convict is deducted entirely from the sentence imposed," the verdict continued.

The case of PK Mardani Maming was decided by the Chairman of the Prim Council Haryadi, Member of Assembly 1 Ansori, Member of Assembly 2 Dwiarso Budi Santiarto, and Registra in Lieu of Dodik Setyo Wijayanto on Monday (4/11).

This PK decision is lighter than the previous decision. It is known that the Supreme Court on Tuesday (1/8/2023) rejected Mardani Maming's appeal request.

The cassation decision strengthened the decision of the Banjarmasin High Court which sentenced Mardani Maming to 12 years in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to four months in prison, and paid compensation of Rp. 110.6 billion.

In this case, Mardani Maming was charged with receiving gifts or gratuities from a mining entrepreneur, namely the late PT PCN Director Henry Soetio.

He was charged with receiving gratuities from Henry with a total of no less than Rp118 billion while serving as Regent of Tanah Bumbu. The gratuity is related to the Decree of the Regent of Tanah Bumbu Number 296 of 2011 concerning approval for the transfer of the IUP OP from PT BKPL to PT PCN.