Breaking News: Hari Sabarno Gets Just 2.5 Years in Corruption Scandal
Ronna Nirmala | January 05, 2012
Former Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno during his ongoing trial in the Anti-Corruption Court in Jakarta on Friday. (JG Photo) Related articles
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4892412.5 years for Rp 183 billion, and Ariel gets 3 years for consensual filmed sex. I know which is the greater moral perversion.
This guy cost the country Rp 183 billions and he only get 2.5 years. The police was trying to jail a young boy for 5 years for allegedly stealing Rp 30,000 sandals. So why should we trust the Indonesian police and law enforcement officials??
From hero to ZERO
He steals 20 million and get only 2.5 years. What a joke. Shame on you Indonesia!
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Former Home Affairs Minister Hari Sabarno was jailed for 2.5 years on Thursday for his involvement in an a major corruption scandal that cost Indonesia an estimated Rp 183 billion ($20.3 million) in losses in 2003 and 2004.
Judge Suhartoyo, who presided over the Anti-Corruption Court in Jakarta, said Sabarno was saved from a longer sentence because he was a first time offender and “has dedicated his life to the state.”
The sentence, far lighter than the prosecution’s demand of five years, is likely to draw criticism and cast further doubt on the failure of the country’s alleged war on corruption.
Hari, a retired general who served as minister under President Megawati Sukarnoputri, is accused of instructing governors, district heads and mayor to purchase a type of fire engine distributed in the country exclusively by two companies, Istana Sarana Raya and Satal Nusantara, owned by businessman Hengky Samuel Daud.
It is estimated the scam cost the state Rp 183 billion ($ 20.3 million) in losses in 2003 and 2004. The prosecution said that Hari had profited by more than Rp 1.1 billion from the illicit deal.
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