The Bantul District Court sentenced Thursday Djoko Suprapto -- a man who once deceived President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with an alternative energy scam he called "Blue Energy" -- for defrauding The University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta of Rp 1.5 billion (US$127,118).
A panel of judges told a hearing that Djoko was proven to have violated Article No. 378 of the Criminal Code for deception and Article No. 372 of the Criminal Code for embezzlement.
Kompas.com reported Thursday that Djoko was proven to have persuaded University of Muhammadiyah's rector Khoiruddin Bashori into providing money to finance bogus projects.
Djoko's first claimed that he would develop an alternative fuel that would use seawater as a substitute for fossil-fuels.
The university agreed to finance development of the new fuel "aswhich" [which literally means fire water] and gave Djoko over Rp 625 million to construct a seawater refinery.
For his second scam, Djoko proposed the development of a water power plant in Bantul, which he claimed would be able to generate three megawatts of electricity. Djoko, however, failed to finish the project and the university lost Rp 1.5 billion.
Responding to the verdict, Djoko said that he would file for an appeal. (ewd)
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