Eight defendants in LPEI corruption case face sentencing hearing today

Eight defendants in the alleged corruption case involving national export financing at the Indonesian Export Financing Institution (LPEI) from 2015 to 2020 are undergoing the reading of sentencing demands at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday.

“The defendants Handoko et al. (LPEI case), agenda is the reading of sentencing demands,” said the spokesperson for the Central Jakarta District Court to reporters.

Based on the Case Tracking Information System (SIPP) of the Central Jakarta District Court, the hearing will be held in the Muhammad Hatta Ali courtroom, presided over by Chief Judge Edward Agus.

The eight defendants are Andi Maulana Adjie, Head of the Sharia Financing Division Department of LPEI for the 2011–2017 period; Intan Apriadi, Head of the Sharia Financing Division I Department for the 2007–2016 period; Komaruzzaman, Head of the Sharia Financing Division II Department for the 2011–2016 period; and Gamaginta, Head of the Sharia Financing Division I Department of LPEI for the 2017–2018 period.

The case relates to alleged corruption in LPEI’s national export financing for the 2015–2020 period, which according to the prosecutors’ indictment is estimated to have caused state losses of around Rp992.82 billion.

The defendants are alleged to have jointly participated in several interconnected criminal acts, viewed as a single continuing offence, unlawfully enriching defendants Handoko Limaho and Liu Raymond, thereby harming state finances or the state economy.

However, the applications were submitted with feasibility study documents and asset valuation reports from the Public Appraisal Services Office (KJPP) showing oil palm plantation land areas that did not match the actual conditions.

Furthermore, Handoko and Liu are also alleged to have used fiduciary deed documents for inventory and trade receivables that did not match the audited financial statements, and to have submitted financing facility disbursement requests with supporting documents in the form of fictitious invoices and contracts.

For their actions, the eight individuals are charged with violating Article 603 or Article 604 in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of the National Criminal Code, in conjunction with Article 8 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.