Fictitious Housing Procurement Project Case Causes State Loss of Rp46.85 Billion

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Court Panel at the Central Jakarta District Court has determined that the alleged fictitious procurement in the 2022-2023 housing project caused a state financial loss of Rp46.85 billion. Member Judge Nofalinda Arianti stated that the calculation of the state loss was conducted by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) by identifying various irregularities in the procurement of goods and services as well as payments for projects in the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) Division during the 2022-2023 period. “Based on sufficient and accurate evidence, an analysis was then carried out regarding the relationship between these irregularities and the resulting state loss,” said Judge Nofalinda during the verdict reading session at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday. Accordingly, Judge Nofalinda revealed that the state financial loss in this case is calculated as the expenditure of state funds due to irregularities in the form of fictitious procurement of goods and services to six vendors. From the fictitious procurement of goods and services in the project, several parties were enriched, namely Herry Nurdy Nasution by Rp10.8 billion; Didik Mardiyanto by Rp35.33 billion; and Imam Ristianto by Rp707 million. Thus, Herry was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and Didik to three years. Both defendants were also fined Rp200 million each, with the provision that if not paid, it would be replaced (subsidiary) with 80 days’ imprisonment. Specifically for Didik, an additional penalty of restitution payment of Rp8.99 billion was imposed, subsidiary to two years and six months’ imprisonment. It was stated that the fictitious procurement was carried out by the two in the housing construction project, one of which was the construction of a ferronickel smelter in Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi. Then, the Mines of Bahodopi Block 2 and 3 project for PT Vale Indonesia Tbk in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, Sulut-1 Coal FSPP, FSPP Portsite, Mobil Power Plant Package 7 and 8, Bangkanai GEPP 140MW, and Manyar Power Line. Therefore, both defendants were proven to have violated Article 604 in conjunction with Article 20 letter c jo. Article 126 paragraph (1) of the National Criminal Code jo. Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law No. 20 of 2001.