Too lenient on embezzlers

Too lenient on embezzlers

From Kompas

It was disappointing to read in Kompas (June 23) that the three former executive directors of Bank Indonesia found guilty in a corruption case were only sentenced to 1.5 years in prison by the Supreme Court justices who heard their appeal.

The decision was very unfair because the executives inflicted losses on the state of Rp 6 trillion (Heru Supraptomo), Rp 9 trillion (Hendro Budiyanto) and Rp 2 trillion (Paul Sutopo).

By comparison, a convicted petty thief can expect at least six years in jail. If only I had the chance to embezzle as much as those in the Bank Indonesia case, I would do that rather than steal a chicken. Even if I only embezzled Rp 1 trillion, I could expect to enjoy a pretty good life after serving my 18 months in jail.

YUYUN KAMHAYUN Islamabad, Pakistan