Former Bengkulu City DPRD Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

The Bengkulu Corruption Court (PN Tipikor) has convicted defendant Bujang HR and defendant Parizan Hermedi of the criminal offence of corruption in a legally valid and convincing manner.

Bengkulu City (ANTARA) - The Bengkulu Corruption Court (PN Tipikor) has sentenced former Bengkulu City DPRD member Parizan Hermedi to five years’ imprisonment in connection with a corruption case involving alleged illegal sales practices of kiosks on land at Pasar Panorama owned by the Bengkulu City Government (Pemkot).

The panel of judges at PN Tipikor also imposed a fine of Rp350 million, subsidiary 110 days’ imprisonment, and required payment of state loss restitution amounting to Rp7.62 billion, subsidiary three years’ imprisonment.

Meanwhile, defendant Bujang HR, former Head of the Industry and Trade Office (Disperdagrin) of Bengkulu City, was sentenced to three years and four months’ imprisonment and a fine of Rp350 million, subsidiary 110 days’ detention.

Both defendants violated Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 20 of 2001 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 20 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code (KUHP).

Previously, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Bengkulu District Prosecutor’s Office had demanded different sentences for former DPRD member Parizan Hermedi and former Head of Disperdagrin Bengkulu City Bujang HR.

For defendant Parizan Hermedi, the demand was seven years and six months’ imprisonment with a fine of Rp500 million, subsidiary four months and 20 days, and restitution of Rp7.62 billion, with the provision that if not paid, it would be replaced by three years’ imprisonment.

“This demand is based on Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption No. 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 20 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code,” stated JPU of the Bengkulu District Prosecutor’s Office, Fri Wisdom Sumbayak.

It is known that both were designated as suspects in the corruption case involving alleged illegal sales practices of kiosks on land at Pasar Panorama owned by the Bengkulu City Government (Pemkot).

This is because both defendants exploited assets without official legal procedures, thereby causing state losses.

Based on calculations during the investigation and trial process, the state losses in this case amounted to Rp12.07 billion, stemming from the utilisation of regional assets without a clear legal basis.

In addition, defendant Parizan is alleged to have built kiosks and sold them to traders at prices he determined himself, ranging from Rp5 million to Rp310 million per unit, and these transactions were conducted without following the official mechanisms for managing regional assets.