Ex-Director General Prasetyo remains sentenced to 7.5 years imprisonment in the Northern Sumatra-ACEH Railway Case

Jakarta -The DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) reinforces the decision of the Jakarta Corruption Court against the former director -general of the Railways of the Ministry of Transport, Prasetyo Buditjahjono. Prasetyo is still sentenced to 7.5 years imprisonment in the corruption case of the ownership-Railroad Construction Project in 2017-2023. Prasetyo’s appeal case registered with number 56/Pid.Sus-Ssus-Pid/2025/pt DKI was read at a hearing open to the public at PT DKI Jakarta on Thursday (4/9). This appeal case was heard by Chief Justice Sugeng Riyono with members Edi Hasmi and Fauzan. “Strengthening the decision of the Corruption Court at Central Jakarta District Court Number 41/Pid.Sus-Ps-Tpk/2025/PN JKT PST on July 21, 2025 which was asked for appeal,” the judge said. Browse to continue with the previous content, Prasetyo Buditjahjono was sentenced in the corruption case of the ownership-long-way Railroad Construction Project in 2017-2023. The judge said that the financial losses of the state were in this case RP. 562.518.381.077 (RP. 562.5 billion). “Down that the defendant Prasetyo Buditjahjono was legally and convincingly guilty of committing a joint crime, as on the charge of Article 3 subsidiary 18 Article 18 of the Corruption Act Juncto section 55 paragraph 1 of the penalty code,” the Chief Justice Syofia Marlianti Tambunan said while reading the verdict at Central Jakarta Corrupt, Monday (21/7). “So the defendant improved with a 7 -year and 6 -month imprisonment imprisonment,” the judge added. The judge sentenced Prasetyo to pay a fine of RP. 500 million in 4 months incarceration. In addition, Prasetyo was sentenced to pay a replacement money of 2.6 billion RP. The judge said Prasetyo property could be seized and auctioned to pay the replacement money. But if it is not sufficient, the imprisonment has replaced 2 years and 8 months. “In the event that the defendant did not have sufficient property to pay a replacement money at the time, it was sentenced in prison for 2 years and 8 months,” he said. (Mib/zap)