Needed In Pandemic Period, UMMI Hospital Director Andi Tatat Sentenced To Only 1 Year

Defendant dr. Andi Tatat (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The President Director of the UMMI Hospital, Dr. Andi Tatat, was sentenced to one year in prison. He was legally found guilty of participating in spreading false news regarding Rizieq Shihab's condition.

"To try, to impose a prison sentence for that for one year," said presiding judge Khadwanto during a trial at the East Jakarta District Court, Thursday, June 24.

In this decision, the panel of judges considered mitigating and aggravating factors. For mitigating matters, one of them is because the defendant has never been convicted.

"The defendant has never been convicted before, the defendant has family responsibilities, the defendant is a doctor who is still needed during the pandemic," said Khadwanto.

Meanwhile, for things that are aggravating the defendant's actions cause unrest in the community.

With these considerations, Dr. Andi Tatat was declared legally and convincingly proven to have violated the first primary charge, namely Article 14 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 1 of 1946 concerning the Criminal Law Regulation in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

"The defendant has legitimately and intentionally caused trouble among the people as in the primary alternative indictment," said Judge Khadwanto.

For information, in the same case, Rizieq Shihab was sentenced to four years in prison. Meanwhile, Hanif Alatas was sentenced to one year in prison.