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Former lawmaker Nazaruddin gets six years for money laundering
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Former Democratic party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin prepares to leave the Jakarta Corruption Court on May 18. Nazaruddin was sentenced to six years in prison and fined Rp 1 billion for money laundering on Wednesday. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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he Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced former Democratic Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin to six years in prison and fined him Rp 1 billion (US$74,836) on Wednesday for money laundering and corrupt practices.
Presiding judge Ibnu Basuki Widodo declared Nazaruddin guilty of laundering nearly Rp 600 billion.
The sentence is lower than the prosecution’s demand of seven years’ imprisonment and Rp 1 billion fine. The judges also ordered that Nazaruddin's wealth be seized, although several assets were to be returned to him.
After hearing the verdict, Nazaruddin said he accepted the verdict and would not appeal.
Nazaruddin was charged with accepting a Rp 23 billion bribe from construction firm PT Duta Graha Indah and Rp 17 billion from PT Nindya Karya for several projects for the education and health ministries during his time as party treasurer and legislator.
In April 2012, Nazaruddin was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison for accepting Rp 4.6 billion linked to the construction of the SEA Games athletes’ village in South Sumatra. (rin)
