SYL returns to hold the president after being sentenced to 12 years in jail

Jakarta –

Syahrul Yasin Limpo former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan)SYL) was sentenced to 12 years in jail within the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) bribery case. SYL once more raised the identify of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) after the trial to maintain the case.

“I see that the prosecutor’s requests for 12 years don’t take note of the state of affairs earlier than us the place Indonesia is in a really harmful state of affairs. there have been about 340 million individuals “The world goes hungry and I used to be requested to take extraordinary measures. I see that this was not thought-about as we had been doing at the moment,” stated SYL after a listening to with journalists on the Jakarta Corruption Court docket, Friday (28/6/2024).

“Secondly, El Niño is hitting the entire world, ailments are coming not solely COVID however anthrax and FMD. Soybean costs are going up, tofu costs are going up, tempe costs are going up, that can occur. there.

SYL stated his official go to was not for private acquire. He’ll clarify the foundations of the Ministry of Agriculture when he reads his private safety observe.

“And that isn’t for my private pursuits. However let or not it’s the authorized course of. I consider within the Corruption Eradication Fee, I consider within the course of that ‘ already there. So, I hope that tomorrow throughout my private protection, I’ll clarify all the things concerning the guidelines, about what occurred to the Ministry of Agriculture,” he stated.

As well as, SYL claims to have contributed to the nation greater than IDR 2,400 trillion per 12 months. He requested if the prosecutor known as his official go to for private pursuits.

“Every thing that’s carried out on the Ministry of Agriculture is value IDR 44 billion in comparison with the annual contribution of the Ministry of Agriculture of greater than IDR 2,400 trillion, above the IDR 2,400 trillion that you just and I in search of IDR 44 billion. , for 4 years and that is all for aircraft rental, helicopter rental, Is that non-public for enterprise journeys overseas?” SYL stated.

Beforehand, former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) was sentenced to 12 years in jail. Prosecutors consider that SYL was discovered responsible of extorting his subordinates on the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan).

“The accused Syahrul Yasin Limpo was sentenced to 12 years in jail,” the prosecutor stated when he learn the conviction on the Jakarta Central Corruption Court docket, Friday (28/6/2024).

The prosecutor requested SYL to pay a advantageous of Rp 500 million. If the advantageous is just not paid, will probably be changed by 6 months in jail.

Prosecutors consider that SYL acquired IDR 44.2 billion and USD 30 thousand (or the equal of IDR 490 million) whereas he was Minister of Agriculture. The cash got here from workers on the Ministry of Agriculture.

The prosecutor additionally requested SYL to pay compensation in response to the quantity he acquired, which is IDR 44.2 billion and USD 30 thousand. The prosecutor additionally requested for cash withdrawn from the official residence of SYL, cash despatched by SYL to the KPK property account, cash returned by Ahmad Sahroni, the NasDem group of the DPR RI, Nayunda Nabila, Indira Chunda Thita , and Kemal Redindo to the KPK property account. .

The burden about SYL is that it’s not sincere or complicit in offering info, it hurts public belief and its corruption is predicated on greed. The mitigating issue is that SYL is already 69 years outdated.

The cash requested to be withdrawn will likely be counted as a part of the brand new cash. Syahrul Yasin Limpo is believed to be responsible of violating Article 12 e together with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Legislation together with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Legal Code together with Article 64 paragraph 1 of the Legal Code.

(mib/aik)