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Former Papua governor Lukas jailed for eight years for bribery
The former Papua governor is also ordered to pay a fine of Rp 500 million (US$31,500), Rp 19.6 billion in restitution fees and sentenced to the revocation of his political right to be elected for five years after finishing his prison term.
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Former Papua governor and graft defendant Lukas Enembe waves to his supporters after the verdict hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Oct. 19, 2023. A panel of judges sentenced him to eight years in prison after finding him guilty of bribery and accepting gratuities pertaining to infrastructure projects in Papua. (Antara/Fakhri Hermansyah)
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he Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced former Papua governor Lukas Enembe to eight years in prison on Thursday after being convicted of bribery pertaining to infrastructure projects in Papua.
“The judges also sentence the defendant with a Rp 500 million [US$31,563] fine,” presiding judge Rianto Adam Pontoh said during the verdict hearing.
Apart from the fine, Lukas was also ordered to pay a restitution fee of Rp 19.6 billion that he obtained from his crime. His political right to be elected for public office was also revoked for five years after finishing his prison term.
Among the aggravating factors mentioned by the panel of judges was Lukas’ repeated misconduct of swearing in the courtroom during the trial.
The sentence was lower than the prosecutors’ demands of 10.5 years imprisonment, a fine of Rp 1 billion and Rp 47.8 billion in restitution fees.
Rianto said prosecutors included a plot of land obtained by Lukas long before he was elected as Papua governor, thus it could not be included in the calculation of the restitution figure.
