A man could be behind bars for 11 years if prosecutors have their way at Corruption Court in Denpasar.
Prosecutors made their case on Monday for an 11 year sentence and Rp 300 million fine with a subsidiary six month prison sentence for Imam Wijaya Santosa, reports Antara Bali.
Santosa is accused of costing the state Rp 12.35 billion.
“If he is not able to pay the fine, then his property will be confiscated and auctioned off, and if it not sufficient, this would be replaced with imprisonment for five years,” public prosecutor Erianto said in Denpasar, as quoted by Antara Bali.
This would all be on top of returning Rp 12.35 billion to the state, for Santosa, who was formerly the head of PT Adhi Karya Construction Division (Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku).
The defendant’s indictment asserted that Santosa took deposits that were meant for his company and put them in his own account.
Santosa’s lawyer, Edy Hartaka reportedly said they will submit a defending argument or a plea in the next hearing on Monday.
Hartaka says the demands are too heavy because the embezzled money did not only line Santosa’s pockets, but was mostly distributed to people in PT Adhi Karya projects.
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