Gazalba Saleh Again Detained By KPK Regarding Money Laundering Cases And Gratification Of Edhy Prabowo's Cassation

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has again detained the Supreme Court (MA) Judge Gazalba Saleh (GS). He is now entangled in allegations of receiving gratuities for cassation management, one of which is from the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Affairs Edhy Prabowo.

It is known, this is the second case of Gazalba in the anti-corruption commission. He had previously been detained in a bribery case in case management but won a pretrial at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

"The investigative team detained the suspect GS for the first 20 days from November 30, 2023 to December 19, 2023 at the KPK Detention Center," said KPK Director of Enforcement Asep Guntur in a press conference at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, November 30.

In this case, Gazalba is suspected of having participated in the verdict of Rennier Abdul Rahman Latief's cassation and the review of the convict Jafar Abdul Gaffar. This familiar practice has been carried out since he took office in 2018.

"For cases that have been tried and decided by GS, there is a consolidation related to the contents of the verdict that accommodates the wishes and benefits litigants who file legal remedies in the Supreme Court," said Asep.

"From the inauguration of the contents of the verdict, GS accepted the giving of a sum of money as a form of receiving gratuities, including for decisions in the cassation case with the defendants Edhy Prabowo and Rennier Abdul Rahman Latief and a review of the convicts Jafar Abdul Gaffar," he continued.

Asep said the money found reached Rp. 15 billion. This gratuity acceptance is carried out until 2022.

After he received the money, Gazalba allegedly bought assets of economic value. So that he was charged with the crime of money laundering (TPPU).

The assets allegedly came from receiving the gratuities in the form of a housing unit for Rp7.6 billion which was purchased in cash at a cluster in the Cibubur area, East Java. Then, Gazalba also bought a plot of land and buildings in the Tanjung Barat area, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta at a price of Rp5 billion.

"It was also found that there was a exchange of money to several money changers using the identity of other people whose value was up to billions of rupiah," explained Asep.

Gazalba never reported the receipt of this gratuity to the KPK. In fact, every state administrator must report within 30 working days.

As a result of his actions, Gazalba was later suspected of violating Article 12B of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption and Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering.