Prosecutors seek 10-year jail term for Rudi

Prosecutors demanded a 10-year jail term for suspended chairman of the upstream oil and gas authority SKK Migas, Rudi Rubiandini, for his alleged corruption activities, reports said on Wednesday.

Prosecutor Riyono told the panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday that the defendant was found guilty of corruption and money laundering.

Prosecutors have accused him of violating the 1999 Corruption Law, by accepting US$2.42 million from a number of local and foreign companies for rigging oil and gas tenders, as well as the 2010 Money Laundering Law for using the dirty money for his own gain and that of alleged middleman Deviardi, in addition to channeling cash to lawmakers supervising oil and energy at the House of Representatives, The Jakarta Post reported.

The charges carry a maximum 20-year sentence.

Prosecutors claimed that Rudi was involved in more than six instances of illicit practices during his tenure from January to August, the month he was allegedly caught in the act of accepting a $400,000 bribe.

Among the allegations include bribes amounting to S$200,000 and $900,000 bribes from the president of Singapore-based oil trading firm Kernel Oil, Widodo Ratanachaithong, through Deviardi, whom the KPK prosecutors also demanded be sentenced five years for his affiliation to Rudi?s activities.

Prosecutors allege Rudi laundered the bribe money through cars, homes and luxury watches. (*)