Questioning Corruption Under 50 Million, This is the Response of a UM Surabaya Legal Expert

• 08 Feb
• 2022

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Questioning Corruption Under 50 Million, This is the Response of a UM Surabaya Legal Expert

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Director of the Center for Anti-Corruption and Democracy Studies at the University of Muhammadiyah Surabaya (UM Surabaya) Satria Unggul Wicaksana responded to Attorney General ST Burhanuddin's appeal regarding the settlement of corruption cases of under 50 million by returning losses to the state is wrong.

Satria emphasized that returning state finances for corruptors under IDR 50 million does not erase criminal snares, this is in accordance with Article 4 of Law number 31 of 1999 concerning eradicating corruption as amended by Law number 20 of 2001.

"The regulation explains that returning state financial losses or the country's economy does not eliminate the punishment of perpetrators of criminal acts as referred to in Article 2 and Article 3," said Satria Tuesday (8/2/22)

Satria explained that in Article 2 of the criminal act of corruption, it reads that anyone who unlawfully commits an act of enriching himself or another person or a corporation that can harm the state's finances or the country's economy, is punished with life imprisonment or a minimum of 4 years imprisonment and a maximum imprisonment of 4 years. 20 years and a minimum fine of two hundred million rupiah and a maximum of one billion rupiah.

"Not only Article 2, Article 3 of the Criminal Act also confirms that everyone who, with the aim of benefiting himself or another person or a corporation, abuses his authority, opportunities or facilities because of his position or position which can harm the state's finances or the country's economy. shall be punished with life imprisonment or a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 20 years and/or a minimum fine of 50 million and a maximum of one billion rupiah," added Satria.

Furthermore, he emphasized that corruption is an extraordinary crime and has a systemic effect on violations of citizens' human rights (HAM) and hinders economic growth and democracy.

"There is no attempt at diversion (outside the court process) for the perpetrators of corruption, because in fact the diversion effort is aimed at the poor who are in conflict with the law. For example, a wheelbarrow meatball seller who was convicted for violating the PPKM so that the legal credo is sharp downwards, blunt upwards, it doesn't happen again," he said.