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Navy officer sentenced to jail in Bakamla satellite graft case
Commodore Bambang Udoyo, a Navy officer who was appointed to the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) as its data and information director, has been sentenced to jail after the Jakarta Military Court found him guilty of receiving bribes in connection with the procurement of an observation satellite in 2016.
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In this Sept. 13, 2017 file photo, Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) personnel search for five missing sailors following a vessel collision in Singapore waters. (Antara/MN Kanwa)
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ommodore Bambang Udoyo, a Navy officer who was appointed to the Maritime Security Board (Bakamla) as its data and information director, has been sentenced to jail after the Jakarta Military Court found him guilty of receiving bribes in connection with the procurement of a observation satellite in 2016.
"The defendant is sentenced to four years and six months in prison and a Rp 200 million [US$14,760] fine, or serve an additional three months’ imprisonment by default," presiding judge Brig. Gen. Deddy Suryanto read out the sentence on Wednesday, as quoted by kontan.co.id.
Bambang, the court said, received S$105,000 from Fahmi Darmawansyah, the president director of technology company PT Melati Technofo Indonesia, which won the bid for procuring the observation satellite.
The transaction took place at Bakamla's Jakarta headquarters in December last year, during which two of Fahmi’s subordinates, Muhammad Adami Okta and Hardy Stefanus, handed over the money to Bambang.
The sentence was heavier than the 4-year imprisonment and Rp 50 million fine the military prosecutor had asked for.
Bambang was also discharged from the Navy.
Bakamla chief Vice Adm. Arie Sudewo has also been implicated in the case for luring Bambang and other Bakamla officers to receive portions of the illicit money, according to Bambang’s defense statement.
Arie has been questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as a witness in the case. (kuk/ipa)
