Sueded 14 Years In Prison, Italian Citizen Defendant Corruption Of West Manggarai Assets Sentenced To Free

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KUPANG - The panel of judges at the Kupang Corruption Court (Tipikor), East Nusa Tenggara, acquitted two Italian national defendants in a corruption case involving the transfer of land assets of the West Manggarai Regency Government which cost the state Rp1.3 trillion.

The two accused Italian citizens named Masimiliano De Reviziis and Mizardo Fabio were acquitted of all charges in the alleged corruption case in the transfer of 30 hectares of land assets belonging to the West Manggarai Regency Government in Labuan Bajo.

The acquittal of the two Italian citizens was read by the Chief Justice, Fransiska Paula Nino, accompanied by two judges, Nggilu Liwar Awang and Gustaf Marpaung, in a trial with the agenda of reading the verdict at the Kupang District Court.

Reported by Antara, Wednesday, July 7, the two defendants took part in a virtual verdict reading session from the Class II B Detention Center (Rutan) Kupang.

The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the NTT High Prosecutor's Office previously charged the defendant Masimiliano De Reviziis with a sentence of 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp.

Meanwhile, the defendant Mizardo Fabio was sentenced to 13 years in prison and required to pay a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary of 6 months in prison and to pay compensation for state losses of Rp. 5,529,000,000, subsidiary of 6.5 months in prison.

The two defendants were legally and convincingly proven to have committed a criminal act of corruption as regulated and threatened in Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

The Public Prosecutor (JPU) Herry C. Franklin immediately stated that he had taken legal steps by appealing to the decision of the panel of judges that released the two Italians.