Gazalba Saleh Didakwa TPPU, Buy Cars To Pay Off House Installments

JAKARTA - The inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh was also charged with money laundering or money laundering. He is said to have used the proceeds of the crime for personal gain, ranging from paying house installments to buying cars.

"The defendants Gazalba Saleh together with Edy Ilham Sholeh and Fify Mulyani have committed or participated in several actions that must be seen as acts of self-defense so that they constitute several crimes," said the prosecutor at the trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, May 6.

"In the form of actions that place, transfer, transfer, spend, pay, donate, entrust, take, take abroad, change forms, exchange for currency or securities or other acts of wealth," he continued.

In the indictment, Gazalba is said to have bought a Toyota New Alphard worth Rp1,079,600,000. The purchase of the vehicle uses the name Edy Ilham Shooleh, who is his older brother

Then, the defendant also bought land or buildings located on Jalan Swadaya II Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, for IDR 5,382,783,210. However, the purchase was disguised by lowering the purchase price to IDR 3.7 billion.

"On August 7, 2020, at the ANTAM Building, the defendant bought a precious metal amounting to Rp508,485,000 and to hide this wealth the defendant did not report it to the LHKPN," said the prosecutor.

Kemudan, Gazalba also bought land and buildings in Tanjungrasa, Bogor Regency, worth Rp2,050,000,000. There was also the purchase of land or buildings in Citra Grand Cibubur, Bekasi City, worth Rp. 7,710,750,000 which was disguised to Rp. 3,526,710,000.

Not only that, but Gazalba also bought a house in Sedayu City Kelapa Gading Cluster Europe, Cakung, East Jakarta for IDR 3,891,000,000, in 2019. The purchase of the house uses the name of his colleague, Fify Mulyani.

"The defendant paid the mortgage payment on behalf of Fjfy Mulyani Rp2,950,000 on September 24, 2021," said the prosecutor.

Gazalba is also said to have exchanged 139 thousand Singapore Dollars and 171,000 US Dollars into rupiah or a total of IDR 3,963,779,000, in August 2021.

In this case, Gazalba is suspected of violating Article 12 B in conjunction with Article 18 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 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.