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In the Corruption Law, the death penalty can be applied to cases of corruption in disaster funds.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – The president of the Commission for the Eradication of Corruption (KPK), Komjen Firli Bahuri, said that the Minister of Social Affairs, Juliari Batubara, could be threatened with the death penalty. Juliari may be threatened with the death penalty if it is proven that he violated article 2 of Law 31 of 1999 on the eradication of crimes of corruption.
“Yes, we understand that in the provisions of article 2 of Law Number 31 of 1999, that is, whoever has committed an act of deliberate enrichment to himself or to another person, against the law that causes economic losses to the state in paragraph 2 , there is a threat of the death penalty, “said Firli. in the KPK building, Sunday (6/12) morning.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Firli said, his party also continued to urge and even threaten all parties not to abuse social assistance (bansos), because the threat of punishment is death. Furthermore, Firli continued, the government has also designated the Corona Covid-19 virus pandemic as a non-natural disaster.
We also understand that the Covid-19 pandemic was declared by the government that it is a non-natural disaster, so of course we do not stop here, what we are doing, we will continue working on how the mechanism for acquiring social welfare goods and services is internal. the Covid-19 pandemic, “Firli said.
Of course, we will then work based on the testimony of witnesses and the evidence of whether it can be included in article 2 of Law 31 of 1999, I believe that we still have to work hard to prove whether or not there is a criminal act that harms the state finances as understood in article 2. And tonight what we are capturing is in the form of receiving something from state officials, so that was the first thing, “added Firli.
In Law Number 31 of 1999, article 2 says:
(1) Any person who illegally commits an act of enrichment for himself or for another person or corporation that may harm state finances or the state’s economy, will be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment of at least 4 (four) years and a maximum of 20 (twenty) . years and a fine of at least IDR 200,000,000.00 (two hundred million rupees) and a maximum of IDR 1,000,000,000.00 (one billion rupees).
(2) In the event that the criminal act of corruption mentioned in paragraph 1) is committed under certain circumstances, the death penalty may be imposed.
The designation of the social minister Juliari as a suspect after the arrest operation (OTT) carried out by the anti-corruption agency on Saturday (12/5) WIB. The KPK arrested six people, namely two officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs and four private individuals in the silent operation.
They are the Engagement Officer (PPK) Matheus Joko Santoso (MJS) of the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Secretary of the Ministry of Social Affairs Shelvy N (SN) and the Director of PT Tiga Pilar Agro Utama Wan Guntar (WG). The KPK also secured three other private parties, namely Ardian IM (AIM), Harry Sidabuke (HS) and Sanjaya (SJY).
Of the six people, the KPK designated Social Affairs Minister Juliari Peter Batubara, Matheus Joko Santoso and AW as PPK in the Ministry of Social Affairs as suspects who received bribes. The KPK also determined that Ardian IM and Harry Sidabuke were the bribers.
The suspects MJS and AW are suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 11 and Article 12 letter (i) of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption modified by Law Number 20 of 2001 on Amendments. Regarding Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of the Crime of Corruption in conjunction with article 55 subsection 1 to 1 of the Penal Code.
The suspects of AIM and HS are suspected of violating article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or article 5 paragraph (1) letter b or article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes modified by the Law Number 20 4 of 2001 relative to the Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of the Crime of Corruption.
Meanwhile, Minister Juliari is suspected of violating article 12 letter a or article 12 letter b or article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 on Amendments to the Law Number 31 of 1999. relative to the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Penal Code.
The KPK suspects that the social minister Juliari Peter Batubara received a bribe worth 17 billion rupees of share acquisition of basic food assistance for people affected by Covid-19 in Jabodetabek. Juliari has been named a suspect by the KPK.
“In the implementation of the first period of the basic food assistance package, it is suspected that a fee of Rp 12 billion was received, which MJS (Matheus Joko Santoso) delivered in cash to JPB (Juliari Peter Batubara) through AW (Adi Wahyono) with a value of around Rp 8.2 billion “. Firli said.
Eko and Shelvy N, as Juliari’s trusted persons, managed the delivery of the money. The purpose money was used to pay for Juliari’s personal needs.
“For the second period of implementation of the basic food assistance packages, money was raised share from October 2020 to December 2020 an amount of around Rp. 8.8 billion which is also suspected to be used for JPB needs, “Firli added.
Therefore, the total bribes Juliari allegedly received was 17 billion rupees.
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