Rachel Vennya Admits To Bribing Officers Rp. 40 Million To Avoid Quarantine, Legal Expert: Why Not Processed?

JAKARTA - Celebrity Rachel Vennya admitted to paying Rp40 million to Ovelina, which is a protocol for Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang. The payment is intended to prevent him, his girlfriend Salim Nauderer and his manager Maulida Khairunnisa from having to go into quarantine after arriving from the United States.

This was later in the spotlight because Rachel was only sentenced to four months in prison with the provision of eight months probation for violating quarantine laws. In addition, he also did not serve a prison sentence.

Responding to the spotlight, Trisakti University criminal law expert Abdul Fickar Hadjar said the court's decision of course refers to the indictment and demands of the public prosecutor (JPU).

Judges, he said, should not exceed what was demanded, let alone impose articles and provisions that were not indicted. So, from the start, the fact of giving bribes or payments should be included in the indictment.

"So (the provision of Rp40 million, ed) can be decided by a court judge because the court only decides what the public prosecutor has indicted and demanded," Fickar told VOI, Saturday, December 11.

Fickar said, if from the beginning the issue of bribery or giving was not in the police investigation report (BAP), then Fickar this should be a question.

"Does the police report contain a bribery article? If there are (but, red) prosecutors who do not charge it, it is reasonable to suspect that there is something wrong.

"Why (the giving of money, ed) is not included in the bribery case, maybe there is something wrong. If there is evidence, it should be processed," added Fickar.

For information, Rachel admitted that she ran away from the quarantine center because she felt uncomfortable. This he felt after carrying out this procedure after returning from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

He then admitted to paying Rp40 million to escape from the Pademangan Athlete's Wisma, Jakarta. The money was handed over to Ovelina who was later returned.

Meanwhile, Ovelina admitted that the Rp40 million was requested by the Soekarno-Hatta Airport COVID-19 Task Force. Furthermore, the money was transferred by Rachel to the account of the COVID-19 Task Force officer named Cania before being received.