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Bekasi Regent Ade Kunang Sentenced to 7 Years for Bribery; Father Gets 4 Years

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The non-active Bekasi Regent Ade Kunang Kuswara and his father HM Kunang have been sentenced to 7 and 4 years in prison, respectively, for bribery charges related to project procurement in the Bekasi Regency.
  • Prosecutors also demanded that both defendants pay replacement money of Rp 11.4 billion and Rp 1 billion, respectively, with a failure to pay resulting in an additional 3-year prison sentence.
  • Ade Kunang Kuswara also faces a five-year revocation of political rights, while the prosecution maintains its conviction based on evidence including transaction records and communications with department heads.

A Bandung court has heard the sentencing for non-active Bekasi Regent Ade Kunang Kuswara and his father, HM Kunang, in a bribery case involving project procurement within the Bekasi Regency government. Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have demanded a 7-year prison sentence for Ade Kunang Kuswara and a 4-year sentence for his father.

In addition to the prison terms, both defendants are required to pay substantial replacement money: Rp 11.4 billion for Ade Kunang Kuswara and Rp 1 billion for HM Kunang. The prosecution stipulated that failure to meet these financial penalties would result in an additional three years of imprisonment for each.

The two defendants, for the criminal sentence of the first defendant 7 years, for the second defendant HM Kunang 4 years.

— Ade AzhariKPK Prosecutor Ade Azhari stated the sentences demanded for the defendants during a press briefing after the trial.

Furthermore, Ade Kunang Kuswara faces a five-year ban from exercising his political rights. Despite the defendants' potential denials, the prosecution asserted that the evidence, including transaction records, witness testimonies, and communication logs with various department heads, firmly establishes their guilt in orchestrating projects valued at Rp 107 billion.

The projects that existed were auctioned by the Acting Regent of Bekasi at that time.

— Ade Kunang KuswaraNon-active Bekasi Regent Ade Kunang Kuswara denied the prosecution's charges, claiming the projects were handled through official auctions.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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