Barru regent gets 4.5 years for corruption, money laundering.
Andi Hajramurni
The Jakarta Post
Makassar | Mon, August 22 2016 | 08:28 pm
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| Barru Regent Andi Idris Syukur, 60, during his trial on Aug. 22. The Makassar District Court sentenced him to four- and-a-half years in prison for corruption and money laundering .(JP/Andi Hajramurni |
Barru regent Andi Idris Syukur, 60, in South Sulawesi was sentenced to four years and six months in prison and a fine of Rp 250 million (US$17,857) for corruption and money laundering.
A panel of judges, presided over by Cakra Alam, at Makassar District Court on Monday decided that Idris was guilty of committing graft as regulated in Article 12 in the 2001 anti-corruption law. The defendant was also found guilty of violating Article 3 of the 2010 money laundering law.
Idris was elected to be regent for the period from 2016 to 2021.
“We find that Andi Idris Syukur committed corruption and money laundering,” Cakra said.
The court ordered Idtris to return the Pajero Sport car he received from the Bosowa Corporation. The car, which has a market price of Rp 350 million, was registered under the name of Andi Mirza Riogi, Idris’ son.
During the trial, Idris was not detained and he also continued working as regent.
Cakra said Idris asked for some money from Bosowa, which was applying for a license to prospect for clay and limestone in Barru in 2012 for its subsidiary, PT Semen Bosowa Barru. Bosowa fulfilled his request and several days after the car was received by Idris, the license was issued on Oct. 9.
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