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Prosecutors seek 12 years for judge charged with accepting bribe
Prosecutors on Monday requested that the Corruption Court sentence Jakarta State Administrative High Court judge Ibrahim to 12 years in prison for accepting a bribe from Darianus Lungguk Sitorus, one of Indonesia’s richest people
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rosecutors on Monday requested that the Corruption Court sentence Jakarta State Administrative High Court judge Ibrahim to 12 years in prison for accepting a bribe from Darianus Lungguk Sitorus, one of Indonesia’s richest people.
In a separate hearing, prosecutors charged Sitorus, the president director of PT Sabar Ganda, and his attorney, Adner Sirait, of offering a Rp 300 million (US$33,000) bribe to the judge.
Judge Sarjono Turin said Ibrahim was caught red-handed when he accepted a bribe from Adner in connection with a land ownership dispute involving Sitorus.
Ibrahim chaired the council of judges that handled the dispute.
The money was intended to entice judges to rule in favor of Sabar Ganda, Sarjono said.
“The defendant violated the 1999 Corruption Law and should be imprisoned for 12 years and fined Rp 200 million,” Sarjono said.
Ibrahim, who undergoes monthly dialysis treatments, was visibly upset.
“I will prepare my defense plea, your honor,” he said after the prosecutor finished reading his sentence demand.
The land dispute behind the bribery scandal revolved around land plots with multiple certificates of ownership, one held by the Jakarta administration and one by Sabar Ganda. Copies of court documents obtained by The Jakarta Post show the case involves two plots in Cengkareng, West Jakarta. The Jakarta administration possessed certificates for both plots that were issued in 2004.
The dispute was heard by the Jakarta State Administrative Court in June last year and decided in Sabar Ganda’s favor in November. The court ordered the Jakarta Administration to pay trial fees of Rp 2.92 million. The administration filed an appeal on Feb. 18 at the Jakarta State Administrative High Court.
Sitorus and Adner were accused in a separate hearing Monday of bribing Ibrahim and could be sentenced to a maximum prison term of 15 years under the corruption law.
Prosecutor Agus Salim said that in a meeting on March 15, 2010, Ibrahim asked Adner for Rp 300 million to ensure a favorable ruling, and that Sitorus approved.
