Judge Expresses Environmental Losses In Timah Corruption Case Harvey Moeis Et Al Reaches IDR 271 Trillion

The trial of the panel of judges' decision was related to the alleged corruption case at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday (30/12/2024). (ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria)

JAKARTA - The Panel of Judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) has determined that environmental losses due to the corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining business permit (IUP) area of PT Timah in 2015 '2022 reached IDR 271 trillion.

Hakim anggota Fahzal Hendri menyebut kerugian lingkungan tersebut disebabkan oleh kegiatan penambangan yang dilakukan secara tidak hukum.

"Environmental losses in non-forest areas and forest areas with a total area of more than 170 thousand hectares amounting to more than Rp271 trillion," said the judge in a trial reading the verdict of the panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, December 30.

The judge detailed that the environmental losses consisted of non-forest areas covering an area of more than 95 thousand hectares of Rp. 47.7 trillion and in forest areas of more than 75 thousand hectares of Rp. 223.3 trillion.

Meanwhile, based on the type, the total environmental loss includes environmental or ecological losses of Rp. 183.7 trillion, environmental ecological loss costs of Rp. 75.4 trillion, and environmental recovery costs of Rp. 11.8 trillion.

In total, the Panel of Judges stated that the tin corruption case cost the state Rp300 trillion.

The environmental loss figures were read out in the trial of the decision of the tin corruption case against the defendant Manager of PT Quantum Skyline Exchange Helena Lim, known as Crazy Rich Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), President Director of PT Timah Tbk for the 2016-2021 period Mochtar Riza Pahlevi Tabrani, Finance Director of PT Timah for the 2016-2020 period Emil Ermindra, and Director of PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa (SIP) MB Gunawan.

Helena was sentenced to five years in prison, a fine of Rp. 750 million, subsidiary to six months in prison, and an additional penalty in the form of payment of compensation of Rp. 900 million, subsidiary to one year in prison.

Meanwhile, Mochtar and Emil were each sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 750 million, subsidiary to six months in prison.

MB Gunawan was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to four months in prison.