SEMARANG - The Semarang Corruption Court, Central Java, sentenced the President Director of PT Sritex Iwan Kurniawan Lukminto to 12 years in prison in a corruption case for granting credit facilities to the textile company which caused the state a loss of Rp. 1.3 trillion.
Presiding Judge Rommel Franciskus Tampubolon in a trial in Semarang, Wednesday, May 6, also imposed a fine of Rp1 billion on the defendant, which if not paid will be replaced with imprisonment for 190 days.
"The defendant is found guilty of violating Article 603 of the Criminal Code regarding corruption and Article 607 of the Criminal Code regarding money laundering," he said as reported by ANTARA.
The sentence handed down was lighter than the public prosecutor's demand for 16 years in prison, as well as the sentence handed down to the accused's brother in the same case, Iwan Setiawan Lukminto, for 14 years.
In his consideration, the judge assessed that the defendant knew the actions of Commissioner General Iwan Setiawan Lukminto and Financial Director Alan Moran Saverino who applied for loans to three regional banks using the 2017, 2018, and 2019 financial statements that had been manipulated.
The purpose of the loan to the three banks is to pay bills to PT Sritex suppliers.
However, PT Sritex made its own billing invoice which was used for loan search.
The credit that had been disbursed into the supplier's account was then withdrawn again into the PT Sritex account with the account name Toko Wijaya.
The defendant was proven to have committed TPPU because he had diverted, placed, or transferred funds from the disbursement of loans from the three regional government banks in accordance with the provisions.
The funds for the disbursement of the loan, which were returned to the cash of PT Sritex and mixed with the company's legitimate income, were used to buy land, rice fields, buildings, properties, and pay debts.
In his consideration, the judge assessed that the defendant's actions did not support the government's program in eradicating KKN.
In addition, according to him, the defendant did not feel guilty and did not admit his actions.
Regarding the verdict, the judge gave the opportunity to the defendant and the public prosecutor to determine whether to accept or file a further legal action.
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