Joint Attorney Team Arrests Fugitive Corruption Convicts Worth Rp120 Billion In South Jakarta

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JAKARTA - A fugitive convict in a corruption case, named Yakub A. Arupalakka, has been arrested by a joint officer from the Intelligence Team of the Attorney General's Office and the Central Jakarta District Attorney's Team.

The convict in a corruption case worth Rp 120 billion at PT Bank Mandiri's Prapatan Branch, Central Jakarta, was arrested at Jalan Ampera Raya, Number 133, RT 5/10, Ragunan, Pasar Minggu Subdistrict, South Jakarta.

"We were able to secure the DPO from the Jakarta Attorney General's Office with the identity of Yakub A. Arupalakka," said Head of Intelligence for the Central Jakarta District Attorney, Bani Immanuel Ginting to VOI, Sunday, October 3, morning.

According to Bani, the convict Yakub A. Arupalakka on February 14, 2002 or at least one time in 2002, at the office of PT. Bank Mandiri Prapatan Central Jakarta Branch together as people who commit, participate in or order to do, unlawfully commit acts of enriching oneself or another person or a corporation that can harm state finances or the country's economy, namely Bank Mandiri Jakarta Prapatan Branch amounting to Rp120 billion.

Based on the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 1558K/PID/2005 dated March 27, 2006 it was stated that the convict Yakub A. Arupalakka violated Article 2 paragraph (1) of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

"Yakub A. Arupalakka was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million. If the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for 6 months," he said.