Supreme Court Cancels Free Sentence Of Lombok Labuh Pool Corruption Accused, Now Imprisoned For 3 Years

The Supreme Court Judge canceled the acquittal for corruption in the arrangement and dredging of the Labuhan Haji Pier, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, named Nugroho who served as the project commitment maker (PPK) official.

Mataram District Court spokesman Kelik Trimargo confirmed this in accordance with the contents of the cassation decision number: 1244 K/Pid.Sus/2023.

"Yes, in accordance with the excerpt of the decision we received from the Supreme Court, the cassation judge canceled the first instance court decision for the defendant Nugroho who previously declared his release," said Kelik as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 25.

In Nugroho's cassation decision, he said, the judge granted the appeal of the public prosecutor and canceled the decision of the Mataram Corruption Court Number: 14/Pid.Sus-TPK/2022/PN Mtr, dated September 21, 2022.

Furthermore, the judge himself tried by stating that Nugroho was not proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together in accordance with the contents of the public prosecutor's primary indictment.

"By self-trial, the cassation judge sentenced the defendant Nugroho to 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison," he said.

The judge in Nugroho's cassation decision also ordered Bank BNI, Bandung's Main Branch, as the underwriter for the 2016 project, ordered to disburse the project down payment guarantee worth IDR 6.7 billion, then handed it over to the regional treasury of East Lombok Regency.

This value is in accordance with the disbursement of 20 percent of the project budget which is considered by the judge to be compensation for state losses.

The judge also sentenced the defendant Nugroho to be legally proven to have committed a criminal act of corruption in accordance with the subsidiary indictment, namely Article 3 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 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

Thus, the judge determined that the detention period that had been served by the defendant was reduced entirely from the sentence imposed.

"In the verdict, the judge determined the defendant to be detained," said Kelik.

Regarding the excerpt of the decision, his party is preparing to notify the defendant and the public prosecutor.

"Because we received the new decision on Wednesday (24/5), we will inform the parties soon, now we are preparing (the notification file)," he said.