Harvey Moeis Sentenced To 6.5 Years, Lighter Than Claims

The defendant in the corruption case of tin commodity trading management, Harvey Moeis (center), after undergoing his first trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. (ANTARA PHOTO-Aprillio Akbar).

JAKARTA - The defendant Harvey Moeis was found guilty in a corruption case in the management of tin commodity trading. Thus, the panel of judges sentenced him to or sentenced him to 6.5 years in prison.

"The defendant was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison," said the judge during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, December 23.

This criminal sentence is lighter than the prosecutor's demands. This is because at the previous trial the prosecutor charged Harvey Moeis with imprisonment for 12 years.

However, the judge also imposed a fine on Sandra Dewi's husband in the amount of Rp. 1 billion.

"A fine of Rp. 1 billion, provided that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for 6 months," said the judge.

In his ruling, the judge also sentenced Harvey Moeis to pay compensation for state losses caused by corruption.

If Sandra Dewi's husband does not have the ability, then her assets will be confiscated and auctioned off to pay or replace the state's losses.

"Punishing the defendant to pay compensation for state financial losses amounting to Rp210 billion," said the judge.

In the case of alleged corruption in the management of tin commodity trading in the mining permit (IUP) area of PT Timah Tbk. in 2015 '2022, Harvey was required to be sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, provided that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced with imprisonment for one year.

In addition, Harvey is also required to be subject to additional penalties in the form of payment of replacement money amounting to Rp210 billion, subsidiary to imprisonment for six years.

In this case, Harvey was charged with receiving Rp420 billion in cash with PT Quantum Skyline Exchange (QSE) Manager Helena Lim, while Suparta was charged with receiving a flow of funds of Rp4.57 trillion.