MEDAN - The Medan District Court panel, North Sumatra, sentenced the defendant Julham Situmorang to one year in prison as the former Head of the Transportation Office (Kadishub) of Pematangsiantar in the illegal extortion (pungli) case at the hospital.
"To sentence the defendant Julham Situmorang to imprisonment for one year," said Presiding Judge Muhammad Kasim at the Medan District Court, Thursday, December 18, reported by ANTARA.
The panel of judges considered that the defendant, Julham Situmorang, was believed to have been found guilty of extortion (pungli) of parking fees at the Vita Insani Hospital from May to July 2024, worth Rp. 48.6 million.
"The defendant's actions violate Article 11 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning eradication of corruption offenses in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code," he said.
In addition to imprisonment, the panel of judges also sentenced the defendant to pay a fine of Rp. 50 million with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced by imprisonment for two months.
The panel of judges did not impose a fine because the defendant had deposited all the proceeds of the levy of Rp. 48.6 million into the local treasury of the Pematangsiantar City Government.
In its consideration, the panel of judges said that the aggravating factor was the defendant's actions contrary to the government's efforts to eradicate corruption.
Meanwhile, the mitigating factor is that the defendant has served as a civil servant for 29 years, has family dependents, and has never been convicted.
After reading the verdict, Presiding Judge Kasim gave seven days to the JPU (Public Prosecutor) of the Pematangsiantar District Attorney's Office and the defendant to express their attitude towards the verdict.
"The defendant and the public prosecutor are given seven days to state their position, whether to appeal or accept this verdict," he said.
The verdict was lighter than the prosecutor's demand for the Pematangsiantar District Attorney's Office, which had previously demanded the defendant be sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
JPU Kurniawan Sinaga said the defendant was also charged with paying a fine of Rp. 200 million, with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced by imprisonment for three months.
"The defendant's actions have fulfilled the elements in the primary indictment, namely Article 12 letter e in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning eradication of corruption, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code," he said.
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