JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Ahmad Fathanah, graft defendant on beef import quota case, is facing 17.5 years jail time on bribery and money laundering cases.
Prosecutor from the anti graft commission KPK considered Fathanah is guilty of receiving Rp1.3 billion bribe from PT Indoguna Utama. The bribe was given to “taking care” the beef import quota manipulation along with former chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.
Fathanah and Luthfi then successfully predisposed Minister of Agriculture Suswono and Director General of Livestock and Veterinary Herman Syukur Iswantoro. Fathanah was charged with article 12 a of Corruption Law.
Fathanah is also facing money laundering charges as regulated on the article 5 and article 3 of Law No 8/2010 regarding Money Laundering. The money laundering was committed as Fathanah spent Rp38.7 billion graft money for buying cars, house and others goods. (indrab@yosefardi.biz)