Judges Have Not Accomodated The Claims, The KPK Filed An Appeal For The Decision Of Former MA Nurhadi's Secretary

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) filed an appeal against the verdict handed down by the Corruption Court Judge against former Secretary of the Supreme Court (MA) Nurhadi and his son-in-law, Riezky Herbiyono.

The appeal was filed because the judge had not accommodated the demands presented at the trial.

"The appeal is due to the view that there are several considerations by the panel of judges that have not accommodated what is being demanded by the KPK prosecutors team," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Friday, March 12.

Furthermore, the prosecutor will prepare arguments in the appeal memory against the verdict of Nurhadi and his son-in-law. "Then it will be submitted to PT Jakarta through the Central Jakarta District Court," he said.

Despite filing an appeal, the KPK still appreciates and respects the verdict of the panel of judges. Moreover, the judge has found the defendants guilty as indicted by the prosecutor.

Previously reported, Former Secretary of the Supreme Court Nurhadi and his son-in-law, Rezky Herbiyono, were sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, a subsidiary of 3 months.

Nurhadi stated that he was proven to have received bribes amounting to Rp35,726 billion and gratuities from a number of parties amounting to Rp. 13,787 billion.

The verdict was lower than the demands of the KPK public prosecutor (JPU) who asked Nurhadi to be sentenced to 12 years in prison plus a fine of Rp1 billion, a subsidiary of 6 months in prison, while his son-in-law, Rezky Herbiyono, was charged with 11 years in prison plus a fine of Rp1 billion, a subsidiary of 6 months in prison.