Graft suspect Gayus Halomoan Tambunan is scheduled to read his defense statement on Monday after prosecutors recently asked the court to sentence him to 20 years in prison.
In response to the prosecution, Gayus said the indictment was not based on facts, tribunnews.com reported.
He also said the reason the sentence demand was high was because he hadn’t “taken care of the case,” meaning he hadn’t arranged a bribe for the prosecutors.
Gayus added that when his former lawyer Haposan Hutagalung “took care” of his previous case, prosecutors only demanded a short sentence.
In Indonesia’s corrupt judicial system, suspects often bribe prosecutors, police and judges to reduce their sentences.
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