Two Aceh Disnak Officials Sued 7 Years 6 Months In Prison For Corruption

The defendants were suspected of corruption in the procurement of cows at the trial at the Banda Aceh Corruption Court/Photo: Antara

BANDA ACEH - The Public Prosecutor has demanded two Aceh Livestock Service (Disnak) officials who are accused of corruption in the procurement of cattle with a contract value of IDR 3.4 billion each with a sentence of seven years and six months in prison. , Shidqi, and Rais at the Banda Aceh Corruption Court in Banda Aceh, Monday, May 23. The trial with the panel of judges was chaired by Nani Sukmawati and accompanied by Sadri and Dedi respectively as member judges. Livestock Breeding and Production of the Aceh Livestock Service, who is also the Budget User (KPA) for cattle procurement. The defendant Ichwan Perdana is also the Head of the Livestock Quality Standardization Section at the Aceh Livestock Service, who is also the Technical Implementation Officer (PPTK).

The defendants were present in the courtroom accompanied by Zulfan, M Nasir, and Desi Amalia respectively as legal advisers. In addition to imprisonment, the Public Prosecutor also demanded that the two defendants pay a fine of Rp. 300 million with a subsidiary or a substitute sentence of six months in prison. violates Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 paragraph (1) letters a, b, paragraph (2) and (3) of Law Number 31 of 1999 which was changed to Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph ( 1) The 1st Criminal Code," said the Public Prosecutor, quoted by Antara. The Public Prosecutor said that the Aceh Government through the Livestock Service had procured 225 head of cattle with a budget of IDR 3.4 billion for the 2017 fiscal year.

However, in practice, the procurement of cattle is not in accordance with the work contract. In the contract, the procurement of cows must come from a nursery that meets the requirements, is healthy, and so on. witnesses and experts in the trial," said the prosecutor. As a result of the actions of the defendants, the prosecutor said, the state suffered losses amounting to Rp. 1.236 billion. The state losses were based on calculations by the Aceh Representative Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP). Before filing a claim, the public prosecutor considered mitigating and aggravating factors. The aggravating thing, the actions of the two defendants attracted the attention of the public. The two defendants as state civil servants did not support efforts to eradicate corruption. "While mitigating matters have never been sentenced to be polite in court and have family responsibilities and regret their actions," said the public prosecutor. defense. The panel of judges continued the trial on May 27, 2022 with the agenda of hearing the memorandum of defense of the defendant and his legal advisor.