JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court has on Monday (Oct. 19) sentenced Suroso Atmomartoyo, graft suspect and former Pertamina’s Director for Processing, to 5 years in jail for receiving US$190,000 bribe in a long-delayed bribery case implicating Innospec Ltd. The verdict is lighter than KPK’s demand of 7 years imprisonment.
In addition, pabel of judges also ordered the defendant to pay Rp200 million in fine or serving additional 6 months imprisonment.
Interistingly two judges gave a dissenting opinion. They are Sofialdi and Alexander Marwata.
Suroso is one of two suspects in the case for receiving US$190,000 bribe from Willy Sebastian Liem, Director of PT Soegih Interjaya and another suspect in the case.
Said bribe is in order to secure sales of tetraethyl lead (TEL), an additive used in the production of unleaded gasoline, from Innospec to Pertamina through Willy’s company during the period of 2004-2005.
Willy Sebastian Liem, meanwhile, has been sentenced to 3 years in jail in the same case. He has also been ordered to pay Rp5 million in fine or serving additional 3 months imprisonment. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)