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Former North Sumatra governor gets four years for bribery in third case
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Former North Sumatra governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho stands trial at the Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra on Thursday. The panel of judges consigned him to prison for four years for bribery in his third corruption case. (JP/Apriadi Gunawan)
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he panel of judges at the Medan Corruption Court has declared former North Sumatra governor Gatot Pujo Nugroho guilty of bribery and sentenced him to four years in prison and a fine of Rp 250 million (US$ 18,664).
The judges said that Gatot was proven guilty of bribing members of North Sumatra’s legislative council for a total of Rp 61.8 billion to smoothen deliberations on the provincial budget.
“The defendant is guilty of continued corruption,” presiding judge Didik S. Handono said at the verdict hearing on Thursday.
The sentence was more than the prosecutors had sought, which was three years in prison. Gatot's lawyer Ani Andriyani said she was shocked that the sentence exceeded prosecutors' demands and would discuss with her client first whether to file an appeal.
This was the third sentencing of Gatot, who is serving time for two sentences handed down last year. He has been consigned to prison for two-and-a-half years for bribing three Medan State Administrative Court (PTUN) judges, a case that also saw his lawyer at the time, the prominent OC Kaligis, convicted. The second sentence was six years in prison for his role in the misuse of social aid funds. (rin)
