Former Telkom GM Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Proven Corruption in Fictitious Financing

Jakarta (ANTARA) - August Hoth Mercyon Purba, General Manager of the Enterprise Segment Financial Management Service at PT Telkom from 2017 to 2020, has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for proven corruption related to a case of fictitious financing. Presiding Judge Suwandi stated that August Hoth had committed corruption by abusing his authority to enrich himself by Rp980 million and others, thereby harming state finances. “It has been legally and convincingly proven that he is guilty of committing the criminal act of corruption jointly, as per the subsidiary indictment of the public prosecutor,” the Presiding Judge said during the verdict reading by the panel of judges at the Corruption Court in the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday. Accordingly, in addition to the prison sentence, August was also imposed a fine of Rp750 million, with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced (subsidiarily) by imprisonment for 165 days. The Presiding Judge added that August was further sentenced to an additional penalty of restitution in the amount he enjoyed, namely Rp980 million, subsidiarily five years’ imprisonment. The panel’s verdict was also read out for the other 10 defendants, namely Herman Maulana, Account Manager for Tourism Hospitality Service at Telkom from 2015 to 2017; Alam Hono, Executive Account Manager at PT Infomedia Nusantara from 2016 to 2018; Andi Imansyah Mufti, President Director of PT Forthen Catar Nusantara; and Denny Tannudjaya, President Director of PT International Vista Quanta. Furthermore, Eddy Fitra, President Director of PT Japa Melindo Pratama; Kamaruddin Ibrahim, controller of PT Fortuna Aneka Sarana and PT Bika Pratama Adisentosa; Nurhandayanto, President Director of PT Ata Energi; Oei Edward Wijaya, President Director of PT Green Energy Natural Gas; RR Dewi Palupi Kentjanasari, Director of Finance and Administration at PT Cantya Anzhana Mandiri; and Rudi Irawan, President Director of PT Batavia Prima Jaya. However, the verdict for RR Dewi was postponed due to the defendant’s illness. Denny was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp10.72 billion, subsidiarily four years’ imprisonment; Eddy to 10 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp38.24 billion, subsidiarily five years’ imprisonment; Kamaruddin to six years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp7.95 billion, subsidiarily four years’ imprisonment. In addition, Nurhandayanto was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp113.19 billion, subsidiarily six years’ imprisonment; Oei Edward to five years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp39.88 billion, subsidiarily three years’ imprisonment; and Rudi to 10 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp22.43 billion, subsidiarily six years’ imprisonment. The defendants were also each imposed a fine of Rp750 million, subsidiarily imprisonment for 165 days. For their actions, the 11 defendants were proven to have violated Article 3 in conjunction with 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 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) first jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. Similarly, for the other defendants, Herman was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp4.53 billion, subsidiarily seven years and five months’ imprisonment; Alam to 14 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp7.29 billion, subsidiarily eight years’ imprisonment; and Andi to 10 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp8.74 billion, subsidiarily five years’ imprisonment. Furthermore, Denny was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp10.7 billion, subsidiarily six years’ imprisonment; Eddy to 12 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp38.25 billion, subsidiarily six years’ imprisonment; Kamaruddin to nine years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp7.95 billion, subsidiarily five years’ imprisonment. Then, Nurhandayanto was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp46.85 billion, subsidiarily seven years’ imprisonment; Oei Edward to eight years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp39.87 billion, subsidiarily four years’ imprisonment; and Rudi to 11 years’ imprisonment and restitution of Rp39.57 billion, subsidiarily six years’ imprisonment. However, the amount of the fine imposed is the same as the demand, namely Rp750 million, subsidiarily imprisonment for 165 days. In the case of alleged corruption in the provision of financing by PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and several subsidiaries to private entities through fictitious procurements from 2016 to 2018, the 11 defendants are suspected of causing state financial losses of Rp464.93 billion. The state losses were caused by 11 parties enriched by the defendants in the case.