Benny Tjokrosentenced to life in prison in a corruption case Jiwasrayais now charged with the death penalty in the case of ASABRI. What prompted the prosecutor to want to punish PT Commissioner Hanson International Tbk even more severely?
Scandal of the case PT ASBRI itself is said to have damaged the state by up to 22.7 trillion rupees. Death requires Benny Tjokro called the prosecutor due to repeated bribery.
“Require that the panel of judges that examines and hears this case can decide, declare the accused” Benny Tjokrosaputro was legally and convincingly found by law guilty of committing a criminal act of bribery with joint weighting and the crime of money laundering, “the prosecutor said while reading the allegations at the Jakarta Bribery Court, Jalan Bungur Besar, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (10/26/2022).).
“Convict accused Benny Tjokro with the death penalty,” the prosecutor said.
Benny Tjokro it is believed that the public prosecutor is guilty of having violated article 2 paragraph 1 joint Article 18 of law no. 31 of 1999 relating to the eradication of criminal acts of corruption as amended by law no. 20 of 2001 relating to the amendments to law no. 31 of 1999 relating to the eradication of criminal acts of corruption joint Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code and Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 8 of 2010 concerning the prevention and eradication of the crime of money laundering.
Benny Tjokro was also charged with a replacement money of Rp 5,733,250,247,731 with the proviso that in the event that the defendant fails to pay the replacement money no later than 1 month after the inkrah’s decision, his assets may be confiscated by the prosecutor and sold at auction to cover the replacement money.
Meanwhile, Benny Tjokro himself was sentenced to life in prison in the corruption case of PT Jiwasraya.
Aggravating claims
There are a number of aggravating things they do Benny Tjokro demanded death. Benny Tjokro is believed to exhibit no remorse or guilt. Even if his actions were extraordinary crime or an extraordinary evil.
“The situation is aggravating, the defendant at the trial showed no sense of guilt and not even the slightest remorse for what he had done”, said Wednesday (26/10/26/10/26) the district court prosecutor of Tipikor, Jalan Bungur Besar Raya, Central Jakarta 2022).
Furthermore, the actions of the accused are criminal offenses extraordinary crime with the mode of investment activity through the exchange of the capital market by hiding in the corporate structure and abusing legitimate activities. Not only that, the prosecutor assessed that the defendant’s actions had caused a decline in public confidence in investments in insurance and the capital market.
“The defendant’s actions have led to a decrease in the level of confidence in investment activities in the insurance and capital markets,” he said.
Furthermore, the prosecutor said that the actions of defendant Benny Tjokro along with other defendants caused a state loss of Rp. 22,788,566,482,083 (trillion) with the attribution of special details due to the actions of the accused with consequent loss of Rp. 6,048,118,815,081 (trillion).
“This figure includes the attribution of shares controlled by the defendant using a holder of Jimmy Sutopo of Rp. 314,868,567,350 (billions) and the attribution of losses by the defendant Benny Tjokro of Rp. 5,733,250,247,731 ( trillion), “he said.
Not only that, the aggravating situation for the death penalty is because defendant Benny Tjokro was sentenced to life in prison in a corruption case involving the management of investment funds at PT Asuransi Jiwasraya Persero which resulted in a loss of state finances. by Rp. 16.87 trillion.
While mitigating things, the prosecutor did not explain for long. The prosecutor asked the judge to set aside the extenuating circumstances for defendant Benny Tjokro.
“Although extenuating circumstances were revealed in the trial, extenuating circumstances were found in the defendant, but these things were not comparable to state losses caused by the defendant’s actions, so extenuating circumstances should be set aside,” he said.
Prosecutors said the repetition of the corruption was one reason for the weighting of the charges. Read more on the next page.
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