Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh Undergoes Gratification And Money Laundering Trial Today

JAKARTA - The inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh will undergo his first trial with the agenda of reading the indictment by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The trial was held at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN), today, Monday, May 6.

"The prosecutor's team will read out the details of the indictment for receiving gratuities and money laundering charges for the defendant Gazalba Saleh," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Monday, May 6.

This trial will be chaired by Fahzal Hendri as Chairman of the Panel of Judges with member judges Rianto Adam Pontoh and Sukartono.

Previously reported, the KPK again named Gazalba as a suspect in connection with the alleged receipt of gratuities and money laundering. This is the second time he has an orange dream after being acquitted in a pretrial at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

In this case, Gazalba is suspected of receiving gifts since 2018 and is related to the management of several cases within the Supreme Court (MA). Among other things, the cassation submitted by the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo.

Then there was also the cassation of the Commissioner of PT Sekawan Intipratama, Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief; and a review (PK) of the former Samarinda City DPRD Member Jafar Abdul Gaffar regarding the extortion case at Samarinda Port. The money received by Gazalba from the case management called the KPK reached Rp15 billion.

Gazalba was later named a suspect in the crime of money laundering (TPPU). He is suspected of disguising assets from the proceeds of corruption whose value reaches Rp20 billion