The Sentences Of Two Of Juliari Batubara's Former Subordinates: 7 And 9 Years In Prison

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JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court has convicted two former subordinates of Juliari Peter Batubara in the bribery case for the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) in the Greater Jakarta area.

In the verdict of the panel of judges, the defendant Adi Wahyono, who was a former Head of the General Bureau of the Ministry of Social Affairs, was sentenced to 7 years in prison. Then, he was also given a criminal fine of Rp. 350 million, subsidiary of 6 months in prison.

Meanwhile, Matheus Joko Santoso, was sentenced to 9 years in prison. Sanctions are also added to a fine of Rp. 450 million, subsidiary of 6 months in prison.

With the decision to sanction, it means that Adi Wahyono and Matheus Joko Santoso have been legally proven and believe in committing a criminal act of corruption. They violated Article 12 letter b Juncto Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 Juncto of Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code, Juncto of Article 64 paragraph (1 ) Criminal Code.

However, specifically for Matheus Joko Santoso, it was added with Article 12 letter i of Law No. 31 of 1999 as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.

In addition, Matheus is also required to pay a replacement money of Rp. 1.56 billion.

"Issued a sentence so that the defendant pays compensation for state financial losses in the amount of Rp. 1,560,000,000," said presiding judge Muhammad Damis .

On the other hand, the panel of judges also granted the request for Justice Collaborator (JC) submitted by the two. The judge granted it based on several considerations.

One of the considerations for Adi Wahyono was because during the trial he had provided information on the involvement of other parties in the case. Then, he has also returned assets resulting from criminal acts of corruption.

"The defendant (Adi Wahyono) has also returned the basic food assistance fee of Rp. 284 million in the KPK holding account," said the judge.

Meanwhile, one of the considerations for Matheus Joko Santosi is that he is not the main actor. He just followed orders from Juliari P. Batubara to collect a fee of 10 thousand per package.

"The panel of judges is of the opinion to approve the defendant's application as JC in the a quo case," said the judge.

With the verdict that has been given to them, it can be said that it is lower than that of Juliari P. Batubara. Because, in this case he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. The former PDI-P politician was also sentenced to a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.

Not only the prison sentence, the panel of judges also required Juliari to pay a replacement fee of Rp. 14,597,450,000, subsidiary of 2 years in prison. In fact, Juliari's political rights were revoked for 4 years.