JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Andi Alfian Mallarangeng, former Minister of Youth & Sports and former politician from President SBY’s Democratic Party, is facing a maximum 20 years jail term for receiving Rp9 billion fee from the Hambalang sports center project.
On first trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court Monday (March 10), the prosecutor team from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) charged Andi Mallarangeng with article 2 paragraph 1 and article 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law No. 31/1999 which carries maximum punishment of 20 years in jail and Rp1 billion fines.
According to the KPK prosecutor team, Andi had received US$550,000 fee from Deddy Kusdinar (former Chief of Financial and Internal Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Youth & Sports) through his brother, Andi Zulkarnain Mallarangeng aka Choel Mallarangeng.
The KPK prosecutor team also said Andi had received Rp4 billion fee from PT Global Daya Manunggal, the sub-contractor of the project, also through Choel.
Andi said he rejected the charges and will file an exception in the next trial scheduled next week. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)