Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh Buys House Of IDR 7.6 Billion In Cash Using Cash For The Management Of Ex-KP Minister Edhy Prabowo's Cassation

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that Supreme Court Justice (MA) Gazalba Saleh bought a house worth IDR 7.5 billion in cash from gratuities.

The Director of KPK Enforcement Asep Guntur explained that the acceptance of gratuities had been carried out by Gazalba since 2018 and was suspected of being related to the management of several cases. Among other things, the cassation proposed by former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo; the cassation of Commissioner of PT Sekawan Intipratama, Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief; and a review (PK) of former Samarinda City DPRD Member Jafar Abdul Gaffar related to extortion cases at Samarinda Port.

"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 Guntur at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, November 30.

"From the inauguration of the contents of the verdict, GS received a sum of money as a form of receiving gratuities, including for the decision in the cassation case with the defendant Edhy Prabowo, Rennier Abdul Rahman Latief and a review of the convict 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).

Assets that are thought to have come from receiving gratuities are in the form of a housing unit worth Rp7.6 billion 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 identities of others whose value was up to billions of rupiah," explained Asep.

Edhy filed an appeal regarding the corruption case of the export of lobster seeds or fries handled by the KPK. From this cassation submission, the Supreme Court at that time circumcised his sentence to nine years to five years.

The verdict was knocked by Sofyan Sitompul and Gazalba Saleh on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Sinintha Sibarani refused to give punishment.

The reason used at that time was Edhy, both in leading the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Not only that, it is considered generous in helping fishermen and a successful team.

Meanwhile, former Samarinda City DPRD Member Jafar Abdul Gaffar was acquitted in 2020 after filing a review at the Supreme Court. At that time he was caught in a extortion case at Samarinda Port.

Finally, Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief was released by the Supreme Court after filing an appeal. He was previously entangled in a corruption case at PT Danareksa Sekuritas before finally being named a suspect in the mega-corruption case of PT Asuransi Sosial Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (ASABRI) in March 2022.