Prosecutors Demand 4 Defendants In The Sriwijaya Grand Mosque Grant Case For 19 Years In Prison

Claim trial/Intermediate

SOUTH SUMATERA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, demanded that four defendants in the corruption case in the grant for the construction of the Sriwijaya Palembang Grand Mosque be sentenced to 19 years in prison.

The four defendants are Eddy Hermanto (former Chairman of Sriwijaya Mosque Construction), Syarifuddin MF (Head of the Sriwijaya Mosque Construction Auction Division), Dwi Kridayani (KSO PT Brantas Abipraya - Yodya Karya), and Yudi Arminto (Project Manager PT Brantas Abipraya).

"We, the public prosecutor, demand that the panel of judges who examine and try this case to decide that the four defendants are guilty according to the law will be sentenced to 19 years in prison. The prison sentence is reduced for the period of confinement that has been carried out with an order to remain in detention," said prosecutor M Naimullah in a trial agenda. The reading of the demands at the Palembang District Court was reported by Antara, Friday, October 29.

In addition to imprisonment, the prosecutor continued, each defendant is obliged to pay a fine for the case of Rp. 750 million, a subsidiary of six months. Then each defendant is required to pay compensation with an adjusted value based on their respective actions.

The defendant Eddy Hermanto was required to pay Rp684 million, the defendant Syarifuddin Rp1 billion, Dwi Kridayani Rp2.5 billion and the defendant Yudi Arminto Rp22.4 billion.

According to him, if within one month after the decision the status is inkracht (with legal standing), the defendant's property is confiscated by the prosecutor to be auctioned. The proceeds from the auction are returned to the state.

"If the value is still not sufficient, then they are sentenced to nine years and six months in prison," he said.

In his lawsuit, the Prosecutor stated that their actions did not support the government's program in efforts to eradicate corruption. The crime committed by the defendant was about the construction of a house of worship, namely a mosque, and the defendant did not regret what they had done.

The defendant was judged to be legally and convincingly proven to have violated Article 2 paragraph (1) Jo. Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code Jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code as the primary article.

Article 12 b paragraph (1) of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code Jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code as a secondary article.