The Noble Metals To The House Of Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh Were Confiscated By The State

JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) has determined that the precious metal to the house of the inactive Supreme Court Judge Gazalba Saleh was confiscated by the state because it was obtained from a criminal act of corruption.

"Considering that the evidence from the proceeds of a criminal act and the evidence used to commit a crime is determined to be confiscated for the state," said Chief Judge Fahzal Hendri in a trial reading the verdict of the panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, October 15.

The presiding judge detailed that the items confiscated by the state were one precious Antam metal weighing 100 grams each, five precious Antam metals weighing 100 grams each at a price of Rp508 million.

Then, land and buildings at Citra Grand Cibubur Terrace Garden cluster block G 32.39 in Bekasi City with ownership certificate (SHM) number 7453 for IDR 7.71 billion.

In addition, other confiscated evidence, namely land and houses on Swadaya II Street Number 45 RT 01 / RW 08 Tanjung Barat Village, Jagakarsa District, South Jakarta for IDR 5.38 billion.

The presiding judge continued, there are also land and villa buildings in Tanjungrasa, Tanjung Sari District, Bogor Regency for IDR 2.05 billion which will be confiscated by the state.

Furthermore, one unit of Sedayu City's house @Kelapa Gading European cluster Abbey Road Number 39,Cakung, East Jakarta amounted to IDR 2.95 billion.

Gazalba was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 4 months in prison after being found guilty of receiving gratuities in handling cases at the Supreme Court (MA) and committing money laundering (TPPU).

In this case, Gazalba was charged with receiving gratuities and carrying out money laundering offenses with a total value of Rp62.89 billion.

The allegation of receipts includes gratuities worth Rp. 650 million and money laundering offenses consisting of 18,000 Singapore dollars (Rp. 216.98 million), Rp. 37 billion, 1.13 million Singapore dollars (Rp. 13.59 billion), 181,100 US dollars (Rp. 2 billion), and Rp. 9.43 billion in the period 2020 2022.

Gratification given to Gazalba is related to the case of the cassation of the Logam Jaya Logistics Business Owner (UD) Jawahirul Fuad who experienced legal problems related to the management of B3 waste without a permit in 2017.

The gratuity money was allegedly received by Gazalba together with lawyer Ahmad Riyadh as a liaison between Jawahirul Fuad and Gazalba in 2022 after the pronouncement of the verdict of the case.

Gazalba received Rp200 million and Riyadh received Rp450 million so that the total gratuity received by the two was recorded at Rp650 million.

Furthermore, the money from the gratuity along with the money from other receipts received by Gazalba was used as funds to conduct money laundering offenses, among others, together with the defendant's older brother, Edy Ilham Sholeh, and a close friend of the defendant, Fify Mulyani.

The money laundering offenses were carried out by spending the proceeds of gratuities and other receipts for the purchase of luxury cars, land or buildings, paying home ownership loans (KPR), and exchanging foreign currencies worth 139,000 Singapore dollars and 171,000 US dollars into rupiah currency Rp3.96 billion.