RJ Lino Charged With Losing State Finances Of 1.99 Million US Dollars

Corruption Court/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Former President Director of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) II Richard Joost Lino alias RJ Lino was charged with corruption in the procurement of three Quay Container Crane (QCC) units at PT Pelindo II in 2011. This case caused state financial losses of 1.99 million US dollars. United (USA).

"That resulted in state financial losses cq PT Pelindo II (Persero) amounting to USD1,997,740,23," said the prosecutor in a trial at the Tipikor District Court, Jakarta, Monday, August 9.

According to the prosecutor, RJ Lino carried out the corruption crime by intervening in the procurement process for Quayside Container Crane (QCC) by appointing Wuxi Hua Dong Heavy Machinery Science and Technology Group Co. Ltd. (HDHM) as the project implementing company.

The prosecutor added that the corruption crime was carried out together with Ferialdy Norlan as Director of Operations and Engineering of PT Pelindo II and Chariman HDHM, Weng Yaogen.

In fact, his actions are contrary to Article 2 of the Regulation of the Minister of SOEs Number PER-05/MBU/2008 concerning General Guidelines for the Implementation of the Procurement of Goods and Services for SOEs; Article 1, Article 3 paragraph (2), Article 6 paragraph (1) Decree of the Board of Directors Number HK.56/5/10/PI.II-09 September 9, 2009 concerning the Basic Provisions and Procedures for the Procurement of Goods/Services within PT Pelindo I .

"Conducting acts of enriching oneself or another person or a corporation," said the prosecutor.

Allegations of corruption committed by RJ Lino began when PT Pelindo II held an auction for the procurement of cranes for the Ports of Panjan, Pontianak and Palembang. However, never got a winner.

Then, PT Pelindo II reopened the auction process in April 2009 by changing the specifications of the QCC single lift crane with a capacity of 40 tons. However, none of the bidders.

Until finally, PT Pelindo II directly appointed PT Barata Indonesia as the winner of the auction. So that there was a negotiation between PT Pelindo II and PT Barata Indonesia.

However, during the negotiation process, RJ Lino actually invited PT HDHM to conduct a direct survey to some of these ports.

"The defendant's actions are contrary to the principles of fairness and justice as stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of SOE Number PER-05/MBU/2008 and the Decree of the Board of Directors of PT Pelindo II Number HK.56/5/10/PI.II-09 dated September 9, 2009 namely the principle of fairness and justice. fair," said the prosecutor.

"This is also contrary to Article 27 paragraph (2) of the Decree of the Board of Directors of PT Pelindo II Number HK.56/5/10/PI.II-09 dated September 9, 2009," continued the prosecutor.

In order to smoothen his plan, the prosecutor called RJ Lino in the indictment ordering his subordinate, Wahyu Hardiyanto, to amend the Decree of the Board of Directors Number HK.56/5/10/PI.II-09 dated September 9, 2009 regarding the Basic Provisions and Procedures for the Procurement of Goods/Services within PT. Pelindo II.

Until finally, PT HDHM was chosen as the procurement party. Thus, in the procurement, PT Pelindo II must pay 15,165,150 (15.1) million US dollars.

"The actual fair price is 13,579,088.71 US dollars. This causes the purchase price of 3 (three) Twinlift QCC units from HDHM to be expensive, amounting to 1,974,911.29 US dollars," said the prosecutor.

RJ Lino was charged with Article 2 Paragraph (1) of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st KUHP subsidiary to Article 3 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st KUHP.