No Appeal, Former KPK Investigator Stepanus Robin Immediately Executed To Prison

JAKARTA - The former Investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who received bribes from litigants, Stepanus Robin Pattuju, will soon be executed in a correctional facility (lapas).

The execution was carried out because he did not file an appeal against the Jakarta Corruption Court's decision.

"The information we have obtained is that the defendant Stepanus Robin P. et al. has received the judge's decision," said Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, to reporters, Friday, January 21.

Just like Stepanus, the KPK will not file an appeal either. The reason is that the team of public prosecutors (JPU) believes that all juridical analyzes of legal facts at trial have been considered by the panel of judges.

"Thus, currently the case of the defendant Stephanus Robin Pattuju et al has permanent legal force so that the KPK Executing Prosecutor immediately implements the decision," said Ali.

"We hope that the Central Jakarta Corruption Court can immediately send a copy of the excerpt of the verdict," he added.

As previously reported, Stepanus was sentenced to 11 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison, plus the obligation to pay compensation of Rp. 2,322,577,000.

The verdict is lighter than the demands of the KPK prosecutor who asked that Robin be sentenced to 12 years in prison plus a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison.

"Aggravating things, the actions of the defendant as a legal apparatus damage the order of state administration that is free of corruption, collusion and nepotism; the defendant's actions do not support the efforts of the government and society which are actively eradicating corruption. polite, and have family responsibilities," said judge Djumyanto when reading the verdict.

At the trial, the panel of judges also rejected Robin's request to be a witness to the perpetrators who collaborated with law enforcement or justice collaborators.

In this case, Stepanus and his fellow advocate, Maskur Husain, were proven to have received bribes of Rp. 11.025 billion and US$36 thousand or around Rp. 513 million, bringing a total of Rp. 11.5 billion related to the management of five corruption cases at the KPK.