Private Party Defendant in LPEI Credit Case Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
The panel of judges at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court has sentenced Hendarto, the owner of PT Sakti Mait Jaya Langit and PT Mega Alam Sejahtera, to eight years in prison.
Based on the legal facts revealed during the trial, the judges were convinced that Hendarto was proven to have committed corruption related to credit facilities from the Indonesia Export Financing Institution (LPElar), which caused trillions of rupiah in losses to state finances.
“Therefore, we sentence the defendant, Hendarto, to 8 years in prison,” stated the presiding judge, Brelly Yuniar Dien Wardi Haskori, while reading the verdict at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday night (22/6).
The judge also imposed a fine of Rp500 million, or alternatively 140 days of imprisonment. Furthermore, an additional penalty of restitution was imposed, amounting to Rp1.05 trillion and US$49.8 million, or alternatively 7 years of imprisonment.
“The actions have resulted in state financial losses totalling Rp1,059,350,000,000 and US$49,875,000,” the judge revealed.
The judge noted that the payment of the restitution would take into account evidence already confiscated for the state as a reduction of the restitution amount, as well as the Rp3.77 billion already deposited by Hendarto.
The judge stated that Hendarto had been proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing corruption in concert. This criminal act was carried out alongside former LPEI officials, including Kukuh Wirawan (Head of Financing Division I), Ngalim Sawega (Executive Director), Basuki Setyadjid (Managing Director III), Arif Setiawan (Managing Director IV), and Omar Baginda Pane (Managing Director V). These officials are being prosecuted separately.
According to the judge, Hendarto’s actions were proven to violate Article 603 in conjunction with Article 20 letter c, Article 126 paragraph 1 of the National Criminal Code, and Article 18 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.
In delivering the verdict, the judge considered several aggravating and mitigating factors. The aggravating factor was that the defendant’s actions did not support the government’s programme to eradicate corruption and caused massive state losses. “The defendant used the money for gambling and purchasing luxury goods,” the judge said.
Mitigating factors included the fact that Hendarto had no prior criminal record, was cooperative during the trial, and was currently in poor health.
The sentence aligns with the demand from the Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which sought an 8-year prison sentence for Hendarto.