Former Supreme Court Official Zarof: Judge Soesilo Looks Angry When Asked To Condition Ronald Tannur's Case

JAKARTA - Former Supreme Court (MA) official Zarof Ricar felt that Supreme Court Judge Soesilo looked angry when asked to condition the murder convict Ronald Tannur at the cassation level.

Zarof, when he was a witness in the alleged bribery and gratification case of Ronald Tannur, said Soesilo's response was seen when the two met for a few minutes on an occasion and had a chance to talk while walking.

"Mr. Soesilo at that time seemed angry, but I did not tell Lisa's mother (a lawyer Ronald Tannur)," Zarof said during a witness examination hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Tuesday, February 11, as reported by ANTARA.

Even so, he admitted to sending selfies with Soesilo during the meeting to Ronald Tannur's legal adviser, Lisa Rachmat.

He explained that at the time of the meeting, Ronald Tannur's case process had not yet been tried at the cassation level. However, the composition of the panel of judges for the cassation trial of Ronald Tannur's case has been determined.

Therefore, he also asked Soesilo about Ronald Tannur's case. However, he continued, at that time Soesilo admitted that he had not read the case file for Ronald Tannur.

"But he said, 'if he is innocent, then I will release him. But if he is guilty, I will still punish him,' that's it. But in a tone that is not pleasing to hear," he said.

Zarof testified for three non-active judges at the Surabaya District Court who were charged with accepting bribes in the form of gifts or promises of Rp4.67 billion and gratuities in cases of alleged bribery and gratuities for granting acquittal to the convicted murder of Ronald Tannur in 2024.

The three defendants, namely Erintuah Damanik, Heru Hanindyo, and Mangapul.

In addition to bribes, the three are also suspected of receiving gratuities in the form of rupiah and various foreign currencies, namely Singapore dollars, Malaysian ringgit, Japanese yen, euro, and Saudi riyals.

Thus, the actions of the defendants are regulated and subject to criminal penalties in Article 12 letter c or Article 6 Paragraph (2) or Article 5 Paragraph (2) and Article 12 Bjuncto Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

In detail, the bribes allegedly received by the three judges included Rp1 billion and 308 thousand Singapore dollars or Rp3.67 billion (exchange rate of Rp11,900).