JAKARTA - Former Head of the General Section of the Directorate General of Islamic Education, Ministry of Religion, Law Sumantri was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 50 million, subsidiary to 2 months in prison.

Sumantri was proven involved in corruption in the procurement of computer laboratories and communication systems and integrated learning media at the Ministry of Religion in 2011 which cost the state Rp. 23.636 billion.

"Stating that the defendant Law Sumantri was proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption. Sentencing the defendant with a prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months and a fine of Rp. 50 million, if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced with a sentence of 1 month," said the chairman of the assembly. judge Panji Surono at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) quoted by Antara, Monday, August 23.

The verdict is lighter than the demands of the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) who requested that Law be sentenced to 2 years and a fine of Rp. 100 million, subsidiary to 2 months in prison.

Law was proven guilty of committing a second charge, namely violating Article 3 of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Law 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.

In this case, Invite Sumantri as Commitment Making Officer (PPK) at the Directorate General of Islamic Education of the Ministry of Religion in 2011, together with Affandi Mochtar as the Official Signing Payment Order (PPSPM), Abdul Kadir Alaydrus, Ahmad Maulana, Noufal as Deputy General The Regional I Business Service Manager of PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is considered to have harmed the state finances of Rp. 23.636 billion.

First, in the procurement of computer laboratory equipment for Madrasah Tsanawiyah (MTs) at the Directorate General of Islamic Education, Ministry of Religion for the 2011 budget year with a ceiling value of Rp. 31.68 billion, with details of 400 packages and a unit price of Rp. 79.2 billion.

However, until the end of the contract there was still a shortage of 24 of the 400 MTs that received the computer laboratory equipment package, but Law still paid for the work worth Rp. 31.204 billion while the purchase of goods by PT Batu Karya Mas was only Rp. 14.716 billion.

Second, the procurement of Integrated Learning Media and Communication System Development for MTs level worth IDR 23,017 billion and Madrasah Aliyah (MA) for IDR 43,242 billion at the Directorate General of Islamic Education, Ministry of Religion for the 2011 fiscal year.

On November 15, 2011, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk was determined as the winner of the tender for the development of communication systems and integrated learning media for the 2011 MA FY level with a bid value of Rp. bid of Rp. 21.959 billion, bringing the total value of the two procurement contracts to Rp. 57.75 billion.

However, it turns out that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. transferred the work to PT PINs so that the total work transferred was Rp52.654 billion.

PT PINs apparently also transferred part of the 2 procurement works by entering into agreements and purchasing contracts to 11 vendors providing goods with a total amount of Rp47.763 billion.

In practice, for the MTs level there is still a shortage of work in the form of audio sets that have just been sent to locations, only 2.67 percent, while for the MA level, only 19 percent of audio sets have just been sent to locations.

As a result of the Act together with Affandi Mochtar and Noufal in the implementation of the procurement of communication systems and integrated learning media for MTs and MA levels in 2011 has enriched a number of parties, namely (1) PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk amounting to Rp5,095 billion and (2) PT. Pramindo Ikat Nusantara (PT PINs) amounted to Rp. 4.89 billion, causing state losses of Rp. 9.986 billion.

The total state loss from the three projects is Rp. 23.636 billion with details:

1. Enriching PT Cahaya Gunung Mas (using PT Batu Karya Mas) in the amount of IDR 13.65 billion

2. Enriching PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk amounting to Rp5,095 billion

3. Enriching PT Pramindo Ikat Nusantara (PT PINs) in the amount of IDR 4.89 billion


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