PALEMBANG - The KPK Public Prosecutor has filed a demand for three years in prison for the defendant Suhandy, on suspicion of giving bribes to the inactive Musi Banyuasin (Muba) Regent Dodi Reza Alex and officials at the PUPR Service.
This demand was conveyed by the KPK Public Prosecutor in a trial at the Palembang District Court chaired by Judge Abdul Aziz, Thursday, February 17.
"To demand the defendant Suhandy with a prison sentence of three years and a fine of Rp. 150 million, subsidiary of four months," said KPK Public Prosecutor Taufik Ibnugroho reading the indictment at the trial.
According to the Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission, the defendant Suhandy as Director of PT Selaras Simpati Nusantara who won four infrastructure projects at PUPR Muba in 2021, violated Article 5 paragraph (1) of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law (UU) No. 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 65 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
Where the defendant's actions do not support the government's program to eradicate corruption. The thing that becomes a mitigating consideration for the Public Prosecutor is the defendant's cooperative attitude during the trial.
After hearing the demands, the Panel of Judges closed the trial and the trial will be resumed next week on February 24 with the agenda of delivering the defendant's plea.
The defendant Suhandy admitted that he had given bribes to the inactive Regent Dodi Reza Alex and officials at the Muba Regency PUPR Service during a trial Thursday, February 10.
The defendant Suhandy said, to win the four infrastructure project packages at the Muba PUPR Service in 2021, which totaled more than Rp. 20 billion in work, he had to provide a commitment fee that had been previously determined.
The distribution of commitment fees or bribes is 10 percent each for the inactive Regent Dodi Reza Alex, 3-5 percent for the inactive Head of the PUPR Service Herman Mayori, 2-3 percent for the inactive Head of the SDA/PPK Division of the PUPR Office Eddi Umari. And 3 percent for ULP, 1 percent for PPTK other administrative parts including treasurer.
"That's true. If I don't give a fee, I won't be able to get a project there," said defendant Suhandy.
According to Suhandy, he handed over the bribe in stages according to the request of the related party before the project auction began.
Starting in March 2020, he said, he gave Dodi Reza a bribe of IDR 2 billion and then IDR 600 million.
The gift was previously requested by Eddi Umari as the one who regulates the provision of bribes in the project to be carried out, until the project was finally won by Suhandy.
"After that, the commitment fee is for the others," he added, answering the KPK Public Prosecutor's question.
Where was the last bribe submission, he continued, which was Rp. 250 million obtained in the KPK's red-handed operation (OTT). The money was handed over after a request from Herman Mayori through Eddi Umari.
In this case, the defendant Suhandy was accused by the KPK Public Prosecutor of having given bribes worth Rp. 4.4 billion.
Each to the inactive Musi Banyuasin Regent Dodi Reza Alex through Herman Mayori as the Head of the PUPR Service, Eddi Umari as the Head of the SDA/PPK Division of the PUPR Service, the distribution of which is based on the agreed percentage.
After Suhandy agreed with the bribe, then the Muba PUPR Service signed a contract to determine Suhandy as the winner of the four projects around March-April 2021.
The four projects are the Rehabilitation of the Ngulak III Irrigation Area (IDPMIP) in Ngulak III Village, Sanga District with a contract value of Rp. 2.39 billion, the improvement of the irrigation network of the Epil Irrigation Irrigation Area (DIR) with a contract value of Rp. 4.3 billion, and the improvement of the irrigation network of the Muara DIR. An example with a contract value of IDR 3.3 billion and the normalization of Lake Ulak Ria, Sekayu District with a contract value of IDR 9.9 billion.
Meanwhile, Dodi Reza Alex, Herman Mayori, Eddi Umari who were suspected of receiving bribes from Suhandy were named suspects on suspicion of violating Article 12 letter (a) or Article 12 letter (b) or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes. as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 Juncto Article 55 paragraph 1 of the 1st Criminal Code.
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