The son of Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa will not serve any jail time for causing a traffic accident that killed two people in January, as long as he is not found guilty of another crime within the next six months.

A panel of judges at the East Jakarta District Court on Monday sentenced Rasyid Rajasa, 22, to six-months of probation and ordered him to pay a Rp 12 million fine. The university student will face five months in jail if he breaks the sentence.

Prosecutors in the case had sought an eight-month jail term and one-year probation for Rasyid.

Suharjono, who led the panel of judges, said that Rasyid was found guilty of violating the 2009 Law on Traffic and Road Transportation by causing a road accident that left fatalities.

The judge added that the convict did not have to serve the jail term unless he failed to pay a Rp 12 million ($1233) fine or if he was found guilty of another crime within the six-month probation period, according to Kompas.com.

"The punishment will only be carried if before the six months expire starting from the date of the verdict, the convict is proven guilty of another crime," said Suharjono, as quoted by Kompas.com.

Rasyid's car rammed into a Luxio van at high speed on the Jagorawi toll road early on the morning of Jan. 1, 2013. Two people on board the minivan died in the incident and three others were injured.

Suharjono defended the lenient sentence saying that it was based on the principle of justice and in consideration of the testimony of the 17 witnesses.

Rasyid made no comment after the verdict, leaving the court room through the backdoor under tight police escorts.