Sentenced the defendant Lukas Enembe to prison for eight years and a fine of Rp. 500 million with the provision that if the fine was not paid, it would be replaced by imprisonment for four months.

News Desk – Lukas Enembe

October 19, 2023

Jakarta, Jubi TV– Former Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe was sentenced to eight years in prison and a fine of IDR 500 million, subsidiary to four months in lieu of imprisonment by a panel of judges at the Corruption Crime Court at the Central Jakarta District Court in a bribery and gratification case. Lukas Enembe sat in a wheelchair in front of the panel of judges.

“Sentenced the defendant Lukas Enembe to imprisonment for eight years and a fine of Rp. 500 million with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced by imprisonment for four months,” said Chief Judge Rianto Adam Pontoh reading the verdict at the Corruption Court. Jakarta, reported by Antara Thursday 19/10/2023.

Lukas Enembe was also sentenced to pay compensation in the amount of IDR 19,690,793,900 within one month after the decision becomes final or final.

“If they don’t pay, their property will be confiscated and auctioned by the prosecutor to cover the replacement money. “With the provisions, if the convict does not have sufficient assets, he will be punished with imprisonment for two years,” continued Rianto.

Apart from that, Lukas Enembe was also sentenced to an additional crime in the form of revocation of his right to be elected to public office for five years after he had finished serving his main sentence.

“Declaring that the defendant Lukas Enembe mentioned above has been legally and convincingly proven according to the law to be guilty of jointly committing criminal acts of corruption and gratification, as in the first and second indictment of the public prosecutor,” said Rianto.

Thus, Lukas Enembe was legally and convincingly proven to have violated Article 12 letter a of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes Jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st Criminal Code Jo. Article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 12 B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes.

“Stipulating that the period of arrest and detention served by the defendant be deducted entirely from the sentence imposed; determined that the defendant remains in detention,” added Rianto.

The judge’s sentence was lighter than the demands of the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Previously, Lukas Enembe was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison, as well as a fine of IDR 1 billion, a subsidiary of 6 months’ substitute imprisonment. He was also sentenced to additional criminal charges in the form of payment of compensation amounting to IDR 47,833,485,350.00.

In this case, the KPK prosecutor charged Lukas Enembe with two charges.

Firstly, Lukas was charged with receiving a bribe of IDR 45,843,485,350 with details amounting to IDR 10,413,929,500 from the Piton Enumbi Entrepreneur as Director and Owner of PT Melonesia Mulia, PT Lingge-Lingge, PT Astrad Jaya and PT Melonesia Cahaya Timur, and amounting to IDR 35,429,555 ,850 came from Rijatono Lakka as Director of PT Tabi Anugerah Pharmindo, PT Tabi Bangun Papua as well as CV Walibhu.

Second, Lukas Enembe was charged with receiving gratification in the form of IDR 1 billion from Budy Sultan as Director of PT Indo Papua on April 12 2013. (*)

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