Proven Corruption, Banjarnegara Inactive Regent Budhi Sarwono Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

Banjarnegara Regent inactive Budhi Sarwono/IST PHOTO

JAKARTA - The inactive Banjarnegara Regent Budhi Sarwono was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was proven to have accepted bribes related to infrastructure project work in Banjarnegara Regency.

The verdict was read out by the panel of judges at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Semarang District Court, Thursday, June 9.

"Each prison sentence of eight years and a fine of IDR 700 million, subsidiary of six months in prison," said Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for KPK Enforcement, Ali Fikri, in a written statement, Thursday, June 9.

Apart from Budhi, Kedy Affandi was also sentenced to the same sentence. The two verdicts were read out by Chief Justice Rochmad and two member judges, namely AA PT NGR Rajendra and Lujianto.

In the verdict, the judge assessed that both of them were proven to have committed corrupt actions according to the indictment of a KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU). The judge also stated that the evidence in the trial was valid according to the law to sentence the two of them.

Budhi's sentence was increased for not supporting the government's efforts to eradicate corruption, collusion and nepotism in Indonesia. Budhi should also be the most active person in preventing corruption in his area because of the regional head.

His sentence was also increased for not admitting his actions in court. Meanwhile, the judge assessed that the weighting sentence for Kedy was only that he did not admit his actions.

The two men received waivers for being polite during the trial. Then, they both have family responsibilities.

"The prosecutor's attitude from this decision is thoughtful, the defendant is also thinking about it," he said.

For their actions, Budhi and Kedy were proven to have violated Article 12 letter i of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.