Jakarta, Legal Literacy - Ten civil servants (PNS) in the Directorate General of Minerals and Coal (Ditjen Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) were sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison for the case of corruption TUKIN.
The panel of judges of the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) led by Asmudi stated that the defendants were proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing corruption together," said Asmudi when reading out the verdict in the Tipikor Jakarta courtroom, Friday (15/3/2024).
The panel of judges of the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) sentenced 9 defendants in the fertilizer procurement corruption case to 2 to 6 years in prison.
Name of the Convicted TUKIN Corruption Perpetrator Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
The following are the details of the verdict:
- Abdullah, Rokhmat Annashikhah, Hendi, Haryat Prasetyo, and Maria Febri Valentine: 2 years in prison and a fine of Rp 300 million subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
- Christa Handayani Pangaribowo, Beni Arianto, and Novian Hari Subagio: 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp 300 million subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
- Priyo Andi Gularso: 5 years in prison and a fine of Rp 300 million subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
- Lernhard Febrian Sirait: 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp 300 million subsidiary to 6 months in prison.
In addition, the defendants are also required to pay replacement money worth Rp 355 million to Rp 12.4 billion.
In the aggravating context, the defendant did not support the government's efforts to combat corruption, spent state money inappropriately, and committed the act during the Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand, in terms of mitigating the severity of the action, the defendant has been polite, has never been previously convicted, and has dependents.
Furthermore, the panel of judges revealed that based on government regulations, there was no provision of performance allowances (tukin) during the payment of holiday allowances and the 13th salary during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. As a result, a number of budgets were not absorbed.
This condition was exploited by employees in the finance department of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, namely Priyo and Lernhard, to commit irregularities in the receipt of tukin by manipulating the employee expenditure budget. The panel of judges found that there was no sampling of financial report examinations from the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK) or the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) regarding the management of the problematic tukin expenditure budget.
The judge explained that Priyo Andi Gularso and Lernhard Febrian Sirait manipulated the performance allowance budget by manipulating or increasing the nominal amount of the 'tukin' each month and including the names of employees in other directorates.
After that, they both involved eight other defendants in carrying out the scheme.
The 'tukin' expenditure budget management scheme had been planned by Priyo and Lernhard since July 2020. After involving eight other defendants, they began manipulating the 'tukin' from August 2020 to 2022. As a result of their actions, the state suffered financial losses of Rp 27.6 billion.
After listening to the verdict from the panel of judges, all defendants accepted the decision. Meanwhile, the public prosecutor from the Corruption Eradication Commission stated that they would consider filing an appeal. Asmudi gave seven days to consider the next step.
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