JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The prosecutor team from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) demanded to panel of judges to drop 15 years jail sentence to Anas Urbaningrum, graft defendant and former Chairman of President SBY’s Democratic Party.
Anas faced his further trial of Hambalang project graft and money laundering cases at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Thursday (September 11).
KPK’s prosecutor team also demanded to panel of judges to order Anas to pay Rp500 million in fine or serve additional five months jail term.
Anas is also ordered to pay Rp94.180 billion and US$5.261 million in restitution to the state loses. In case, Anas failed to pay the restitution, KPK asked panel of judges to drop additional 4 years jail term to Anas and to give authority to the KPK to confiscate Anas’ wealth .
KPK’s prosecutor also demanded to panel of judges to revoke Anas’ rights to be elected in any election in the country as the prosecutor team, in Anas’ indictment, mentioned that Anas has collected bribe and graft money in order to finance his 2014 presidential bid.
Anas, meanwhile, said he will submit two defense pleas (pledoi) against the prosecutor’s charges.
Anas had been named as suspect in Hambalang case on February 22, 2013. He had been detained since January 10, 2014.
Anas earlier repeatedly asked the KPK to summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his youngest son, Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono aka Ibas, for a questioning related to the further investigation into the case in their capacity as Chairman and Secretary General of Democratic Party respectively. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)