The Supreme Court added two years to businessman Andi Kosasih’s sentence after it rejected his appeal.
Krisna Harahap, one of the judges in the panel, confirmed to Antara newswire the punishment increase.
“Aside from the imprisonment, Andi Kosasih has also been given a fine of Rp 6 billion, that, if unpaid, can be replaced with six months imprisonment,” he said.
Andi, whose trial was related to the high-profile graft case of former tax official Gayus H. Tambunan, was first sentenced with six years imprisonment in the District Court. The first appeal’s result was that the punishment increased to eight years.
Andi, along with lawyers Haposan Hutagalung and Lambertus Palang Ama, has been proven guilty of obstructing the investigation process of Gayus’ case.
According to the judges, Andi gave a bogus statement saying that the suspiciously large amount of wealth in Gayus’ account was his and was intended to build a business-housing block.
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