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MA Perberat Robert Tantular Nine Years Prison

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Supreme Court Robert Tantular aggravate punishment to nine years in prison after an appeal was rejected kasasinya.

"Robert Tantular Cassation rejected, made heavier sentence to nine years in prison," said spokesman Ali MA Hatta in Jakarta, Monday (10 / 5) night.

Previously, the District Court judges (PN) in Central Jakarta, convicting the former owner of a partial stake in PT Bank Century Tbk, Robert Tantular four years in prison and a fine of Rp5 billion / substituted five months in prison.

Then, on appeal the DKI Jakarta High Court, Robert Tantular sentenced five years imprisonment and a fine of Rp5 billion / substituted by six months in jail.

PT DKI Jakarta states, the reason for the enhancement of the penalty against Robert Tantular because it proved to diversion of funds of Century Bank as stipulated in Article 50 of Act (Act) No. 10 year 1998 on Banking and Article 55 paragraph (1) to-1 of the Penal Code.

Weighting that such abuses of L / C fictional worth 178 million U.S. dollars, credit purchases amounting to Rp364 billion, and inflate the remaining funds amounting to 18 million U.S. dollars.

In the indictment Robert Tantular at the first level, the defendant charged with Article 50 of Banking Act, while the first and second charges, ie, Article 50A of Banking Act jo Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, and Section 50A of Banking Act jo Article 55 paragraph (1).