Ex-PLN official gets six years

Ex-PLN official gets six years

TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday
Katiyanto, the general secretary of Tangerang state-owned
electricity company PLN, to six years imprisonment for falsifying
electricity bills of five companies between 1995 and 2001.

Presiding judge Taryono said the defendant was guilty of
document forgery, but exonerated him from any corruption charges.

The crimes had caused PLN to suffer Rp 6.8 billion losses.

Earlier, prosecutor Ferry Silalahi and DJS Simamora charged
the defendant with violating Article 1 of Law No. 3/1971 on
corruption and Article 263 of the Criminal Code on document
forgery, which respectively carry a maximum punishment of life
imprisonment and 10 years imprisonment.

But the prosecutor only asked the court to sentence the
defendant to six years in prison.

The head of PLN in Tangerang was also believed to have taken a
part in the corruption case but he was only made as a witness in
Katiyanto's trial.--JP