JAKARTA - Former Commitment Making Officer (PPK) at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Matheus Joko Santoso was executed at the Sukamiskin Class IA Prison, Bandung, West Java. He will serve a sentence of 9 years behind bars minus his previous detention.
This execution was carried out on Wednesday, September 15, based on the decision of the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court Number: 30/Pid.Sus-Tpk/20221/PN. Jkt. Pst September 1, 2021.
"Prosecutor Rusdi Amin has carried out the Corruption Court's decision on behalf of the convict Matheus Joko Santoso, which has permanent legal force," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Thursday, September 16.
In addition, this former subordinate of Juliari Batubara must pay a fine of Rp. 450 million and if he cannot do it, he will be replaced with imprisonment for 6 months.
Furthermore, the convict in the bribery case for the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) in Jabodetabek was also sentenced to pay compensation of Rp. 1.5 billion.
"If it is not paid within 1 month after the case has permanent legal force, the property will be confiscated to cover state losses," said Ali.
"If the property is not sufficient to cover the replacement money, then it will be replaced with imprisonment for 1 year and 6 months," he added. Previously, the Jakarta Corruption Court Judges declared Matheus Joko legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption in the form of bribery related to procurement. social assistance for handling COVID-19.
In imposing a criminal sentence, the panel of judges considers aggravating and mitigating factors. The burdensome thing is that his actions are considered not to support the government in eradicating corruption and were carried out during the COVID-19 outbreak.
While mitigating, Matheus has never been sentenced to a criminal sentence, is polite, admits and regrets his actions, and still has family responsibilities.
Matheus also became a justice collaborator because his request was approved by the panel of judges. This approval was given because he was not the main actor.
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