Former Director Of North Gorontalo BUMD Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Corruption Cases

The reading of the verdict against the defendant in the BUMD corruption case PT Tinelo Lipu, North Gorontalo Regency in the Gorontalo District Court Corruption Court courtroom, Wednesday (8/3/2023). ANTARA/HO

GORONTALO - The Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court of the Gorontalo District Court, Gorontalo Province, sentenced the defendant, former Director of Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD) PT Tinelo Lipu, North Gorontalo Regency, Raymond Dukata, to eight years in prison. Head of Intelligence at the North Gorontalo District Attorney's Office (Kejari), Eddie Soedradjat, said the verdict was read out by the Panel of Judges at the Gorontalo District Court Corruption Court (PN), Yozar Dharma Putra. Eddie, who quoted a copy of the verdict of the Chief Justice of the Gorontalo District Court Corruption Court, stated that the defendant Raymond Dukata was legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption as in the primary indictment, sentenced the defendant to eight years in prison and a fine of Rp. 400 million. "With the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for six months. Sentencing the defendant to pay compensation of Rp. 1 billion, no later than one month after this decision has permanent legal force," he said in Gorontalo, Antara, Wednesday, March 8. Raymond was involved in corruption in the BUMD PT Tinelo Lipu for the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years. If he does not pay, then his property is confiscated and auctioned off by the Prosecutor to cover the replacement money provided that if the convict does not have sufficient property, he will be sentenced to imprisonment for 3.6 years. According to him, the evidence and court fees in the verdict read out by the Panel of Judges on the defendant were not much different from the demands of the Public Prosecutor to the defendant Raymond Dukata, with eight years imprisonment and a fine of Rp. 200 million. "The difference is only in the amount of the fine. However, the prosecutor still expressed his thoughts, and the same was true for the defendant and legal counsel. As per the Criminal Code, the appeal opportunity is valid for seven days from the decision," he said.