Syafruddin Sobs During BLBI Plea Trial
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The defendant in the case of the issuance of the Full Payment Certificate (SKL), Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI), Syafruddin Tumenggung, cried and sobbed while reading his plea before the panel of judges during a follow-up trial of BLBI case on Thursday, September 13, 2018.
"We have to go back to the past, to reconstruct the events that happened 20 years ago," said Syafruddin at the Central Jakarta Court.
Syafruddin said his pleading is a trip to the past in seeking justice. Syafruddin stated that he was surprised by the KPK's steps in processing the BLBI case because according to him, the case was a civil case. Syafruddin also stated that the BLBI paid receipt issuance was in accordance with the procedure.
KPK prosecutor charged Syafruddin with 15-years of imprisonment and a fine of IDR 1 billion with a 6 months subsidiary imprisonment. He was found guilty of issuing the BLBI paid receipt for the Indonesian State Trade Bank (BDNI).
"The public prosecutor, in this case, demands that the panel of judges declare the defendant guilty of committing a crime of corruption," said KPK prosecutor, Chaerudin.
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