TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The defendant in the Koran and computer laboratory graft case, Zulkarnaen Djabar, was sentenced to 12 years and five months in prison and fined Rp 500 million (around US$ 51,361) after a verdict was made at the Corruption Court in Jakarta on May 6.
Defendant Dendy Prasetya, Zulkarnaen Djabar’s son, was also sentenced to nine years and four months in prison and fined Rp 300 million (around US$ 30,800). They were also told to pay retribution fees of Rp14.39 billion (around US$ 1.4 million) minus the funds confiscated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators, amounting to Rp 210,884,000 (around US$ 21,600).
The prosecutor stated that the two defendants were found guilty of receiving kickbacks amounting to Rp14.39 billion (around US$ 1.4 million) from businessman Abdul Kadir Alaydrus. This bribe was given because Zulkarnaen, as a member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Budget Council, agreed to the budget for the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The defendant was accused of intervening with the duties of the Directorate General of Muslim community guidance at the Religious Affairs Ministry for the Koran procurement project.
Zulkarnaen and his son, Dendy, were also said to have helped PT Batu Karya Mas win the tender for the procurement of equipment for computer laboratories at Islamic schools in the 2011 state budget. In addition, Dendy is one of the board of directors at PT Adhi Aksara Abadi Indonesia, the winner of the Koran procurement tender in 2012.
LINDA HAIRANI
