PALEMBANG - The Palembang Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor) Panel of Judges sentenced the defendant Aprizal, SP bin M. Nuh to 16 months or one year and four months in prison for corruption in the procurement of light fire extinguishers (APAR) using village funds in Empat Lawang Regency.
The verdict was read in a trial chaired by Judge Pitriadi at the Palembang Tipikor District Court, stating that the defendant was proven to have legally and convincingly violated Article 3 of the Corruption Criminal Act.
"To judge and sentence the defendant Aprizal to imprisonment for a period of one year and four months and a fine of Rp. 100 million, subject to two months in prison," said Pitriadi when reading the verdict, reported by ANTARA.
In addition to imprisonment and a fine, the panel of judges also sentenced the defendant to pay compensation for state losses of IDR 371 million. If not paid, it will be replaced with a six-month imprisonment.
In its consideration, the panel of judges considered that the defendant's actions did not support the government's program in eradicating corruption.
As for the mitigating circumstances, the defendant was polite during the trial, had never been convicted, was the backbone of the family, and had returned a portion of the state's losses of IDR 500 million.
After listening to the verdict, both the defendant through his legal advisor and the Public Prosecutor (JPU) expressed their thoughts on the decision of the panel of judges.
Previously, the JPU of the Empat Lawang District Prosecutor's Office charged the defendant with a sentence of one year and eight months in prison, a fine of Rp. 200 million, a four-month imprisonment, and paid more than Rp. 800 million in compensation. Of this amount, the defendant has deposited Rp. 500 million, leaving about Rp. 300 million more.
In the indictment, the JPU revealed that the case began in December 2021, when the defendant allegedly controlled and entrusted the APAR procurement package into the APBDes of a number of villages without going through village deliberations and not based on community needs.
The defendant is also said to have distributed the Budget Plan (RAB) which has been conditioned to be included in the RKPDes and APBDes by the village assistants.
The procurement of APAR was then realized in 2022 in nine villages in Muara Pinang and Tebing Tinggi Districts with a total budget of around Rp. 189.5 million. Furthermore, in 2023, the procurement was carried out massively in 138 villages in 10 districts in Empat Lawang Regency with a uniform planning and procurement pattern.
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