Former Director General Of The Ministry Of Defense Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison And A Fine Of IDR 500 Million Related To Satellite Corruption

The Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN) read out the verdicts against three defendants in the corruption case in the procurement of Orbit 123/ANTARA slot satellites.

JAKARTA - Former Director General of Defense Forces of the Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan) Rear Admiral (Laksda) TNI Purn Agus Purwoto was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN). In addition, Agus Purwoto was sentenced to a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to three months in prison. The verdict is the judge's decision regarding the corruption case in the procurement of Orbit slot satellites 123 degrees East Longitude (BT). “Imposing a sentence to Admiral TNI Purn. Agus Purwoto is sentenced to 12 years in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, provided that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for three months, ” said Chief Judge Fahzal Hendri in a verdict hearing at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday. Agus Purwoto was also sentenced to an additional penalty in the form of payment of replacement money amounting to Rp153,094,059,580.68. If the replacement money is not paid no later than one month after the inkrah decision, then his property is confiscated by the prosecutor and auctioned off to cover the replacement money. "In the event that the convict does not have sufficient assets to pay the replacement money, he will be sentenced to three years in prison," continued Fahzal. As for the aggravating things, said the judge, Agus Purwoto as a member of the TNI in acting less understand the forces that apply in the procurement of government goods and services, causing state financial losses at the Indonesian Ministry of Defense. "The defendants did not assist the government's program in eradicating corruption," said Fahzal. Meanwhile, mitigating matters are that the defendant has never been convicted in other cases; the defendant is the head of the household and the backbone of each family; as well as the defendant is cooperative and polite in the trial. The judge stated that Agus Purwoto and two other defendants, Arifin Wiguna as the President Commissioner of PT Dini Nusa Kusuma (DNK) and Surya Cipta Witoelar as Tech Consultants for PT DNK for the 2015 – 2016 period and President Director of PT DNK for the 2016 – 2020 period, were legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption. “ State Defendant I Laksda TNI Retired. Agus Purwoto, Defendant II Arifin Wiguna and Defendant III Surya Cipta Witoelar have been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together, as the primary indictment of connectivity prosecutor, Fahzal said. This means that the defendants were proven legally and convincingly in violation of Article 2 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by Law no. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code. The defendants Arifin Wiguna and Surya Cipta Witoelar were each sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, provided that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced with imprisonment for three months. Both were also sentenced to additional replacement money to the defendant in the amount of Rp. 100 billion. If not paid no later than one month after the inkrah decision, the two's property was confiscated by the prosecutor and auctioned off to cover the replacement money. "In the event that the convict does not have sufficient assets to pay the replacement money, he will be sentenced to three years in prison," said Fahzal. Based on this decision, Agus Purwoto, Arifin Wiguna, and Surya Cipta Witoelar expressed their thoughts first regarding the appeal. The verdict of the panel of judges is lighter than the demands of the connectivity prosecutor. Previously, Friday (7/7), the three defendants were sentenced to 18 years and six months in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to six months in prison. In addition, Agus Purwoto was required to pay compensation of Rp135,928,217,862,204, while Arifin Wiguna and Surya Cipta Witoelar amounted to Rp113,273,514,885.17.

If it is not paid within one month after the inkrah court's decision, his property is confiscated and auctioned off by the prosecutor to cover the replacement money. If you do not have the property to cover the replacement money, you will be sentenced to nine years and three months in prison.