The panel of judges at the Medan District Court sentenced Andi Wahab Simamora alias Andi bin Oloan Simamora (40) who claimed to be the prosecutor of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office to extort medical equipment (alkes) entrepreneurs.
Chief Judge Deny Syahputra said the defendant Andi's actions were proven to have been extorted together against an medical equipment entrepreneur named Donar Agustinus Siregar.
"The defendant's actions were found guilty of violating Article 368 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code, as the primary indictment of the public prosecutor," said the panel of judges as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 6.
The aggravating thing, said judge Deny, was that the defendant Andi had damaged the image and injured the name of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office and had harmed the victim Donar Agustinus Siregar.
As for mitigating matters, he continued, the defendant's actions were polite during the trial and admitted his actions.
In addition to the defendant Andi, the panel of judges also sentenced the defendant Hermansyah Putra Nasution alias Manca bin Syahrul Nasution (separate file) to 2.5 years in prison.
"The defendant's actions with the intention of benefiting himself or others against the law, namely forcing someone with violence," he explained.
After reading the verdict, Chief Judge Deny Syahputra gave 7 days to the two defendants and the North Sumatra Public Prosecutor's Office (JPU) to state their position on the verdict.
"The two defendants and the public prosecutor were given 7 days to state their position whether to appeal or accept this verdict," said Judge Deny.
The verdict is lighter than the demands of the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Septebrina Silaban. Previously, the Public Prosecutor demanded that the two defendants be sentenced to imprisonment for 3 years each.
"The defendant's actions were fraudulent, namely violating Article 378 of the Criminal Code jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code," said prosecutor Septebrina.
Prosecutor Septebrina in his indictment stated that this case began on December 3, 2024.
At that time, the two perpetrators came to Donar Agustinus Siregar, who was said to be involved in an medical equipment procurement project at a hospital in Sibolga City, North Sumatra.
Previously, the defendant Hermansyah Putra introduced the defendant Andi who claimed to be a functional prosecutor at the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office to the victim Donar through a friend.
In a meeting at a coffee shop, Jalan Garuda Medan, the defendant Andi claimed to be an intelligence prosecutor at the North Sumatra Attorney General's Office while showing a fake prosecutor's identity card.
Defendant Andi asked the victim Donar for money under the pretext of attending training in Jakarta to the position of head of the intelligence section.
The victim refused to give money. However, because he felt pressured and threatened that his project would be investigated, the victim finally gave Rp1 million in cash.
"The money was handed over to the defendant Hermansyah Putra at the scene," said prosecutor Septebrina.
However, the prosecutor continued, the second action did not last long. The North Sumatra Attorney General's Intelligence Team after receiving information on alleged fraud, immediately moved to arrest the defendant Hermansyah Putra in the parking lot where the incident occurred.
"The defendant Andi, who had fled, was finally arrested in the area of Jalan Sei Serayu Medan. After being arrested, the two defendants were taken to the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office for further investigation," said Public Prosecutor Septebrina Silaban.
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