Former West Lombok Regent Zaini's Sentence Increased to 9 Years in Prison

Former West Lombok Regent Zaini's Sentence: The defendant in the alleged corruption case of cooperation in the use of assets for the construction of the Lombok City Center (LCC) Zaini Arony (left) ANTARA FOTO/Dhimas Budi Pratama/sgd/tom

MATARAM - The appeal judge at the West Nusa Tenggara High Court changed the sentence of the former Regent of West Lombok, Zaini Arony, in the case of corruption in the operational cooperation for the construction and management of Lombok City Center from six to nine years in prison.

"The spokesman for the Mataram District Court, Lalu Moh. Sandi Iramaya, confirmed the increase in the length of the sentence based on the decision at the appeal level.

"Iya, betul. Lengkapnya sudah kami tampilkan dalam SIPP (Sistem Informasi Penelusuran Perkara) Pengadilan Negeri Mataram," katanya dilansir ANTARA, Jumat, 19 Desember.

In the SIPP page of the Mataram District Court, the judgment of the Zaini Arony appeal case with the number: 30/PID.TPK/2025/PT MTR, the panel of judges stated that it accepted the appeal request from the Public Prosecutor and the defendant.

Former West Lombok Regent Zaini's Sentence: The appeal court also changed the verdict of the Mataram District Court number: 24/Pid.Sus-TPK/2025/PN Mtr, dated October 13, 2025, which was appealed against the sentence imposed.

Hakim banding kemudian menyatakan terdakwa Zaini Arony terbukti secara sah dan meyakinkan bersalah melakukan tindak pidana korupsi secara bersama-sama sebagaimana dalam dakwaan primer jaksa penuntut umum.

In the ruling, the judge sentenced him to nine years in prison and a fine of Rp400 million, with four months of substitute imprisonment.

"The appeal judge also set the time of arrest and detention that the defendant had served to be reduced in full from the sentence imposed and determined that the defendant would remain in custody," he said.

"The appeal court's verdict only looks different from the first instance court's verdict on the criminal penalty.

"For the criminal fine and legal acts imposed, it is still the same as the first-instance court's judgment.

Zaini Arony's criminal act, which was proven to violate the prosecutor's initial indictment, relates to Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption, jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Sandi Iramaya menyampaikan atas adanya putusan di tingkat banding ini, kedua belah pihak, baik terdakwa maupun jaksa penuntut umum masih memiliki hak untuk mengajukan upaya hukum lanjutan ke tingkat kasasi.

"The time is seven days after the verdict is read. So, now we are waiting for the parties to accept or use their right to return to make further legal efforts," he said.