Former Supreme Court Judge Claims The Case Of Irman Gusman Is Not The Core Of Corruption

SUMBAR - Former Supreme Court (MA) Judge Gayus Lumbuun said the gratification case that ensnared former DPD chairman Irman Gusman in 2016 was not at the heart of the actual corruption or corruption case.

"I am very surprised that he (Irman Gusman) was questioned, not corruption, in the sense that it is the core of corruption. So, it is not the core crime of the actual corruption," Gayus Lumbuun said in a webinar entitled "The Versus Decision of the Law Regulation" which was monitored in Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Monday, January 8, was confiscated by Antara.

According to him, the actual act of corruption is the theft of state money (APBN) by someone for their interests or certain groups.

In fact, in the case of importing Perum Bulog, Irman Gusman was not given the opportunity to return the money in question in the case. In fact, referring to Article 12 B of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Corruption Crimes, it provides an opportunity to return the money in question in the case.

Regarding the case of Irman Gusman who was dropped from the list of permanent candidates (DCT) for DPD members of the 2024 General Election, Gayus was of the view that there was a conflict between the two court decisions and the KPU regulations which were changed by the KPU themselves.

"The KPU changed its own, even though it consulted with the DPR. This is my finding and this is the forensics I did," he said.

In the case of Irman Gusman's candidacy, he explicitly said that there was a conflict between the decision of the State Administrative District Court (PTUN) and the decision of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court's decision.

The case of Irman Gusman began with a hand arrest operation that took place on Saturday, September 19, 2016, against four people, namely the President Director of CV Semesta Berjaya Xaveriandy Sutanto, Memi, brother Xaveriandy and Chairman of DPD Irman Gusman at Irman's house in Jakarta.

The arrival of Xaveriandy and Memi to give IDR 100 million to Irman, who is suspected of being a thank you because Irman gave a recommendation to Bulog for Xaverius to get the sugar import.