Claims Not Asking To Be Released, Ronald Tannur Admits He Was Guilty Because He Made Netizens Shock

JAKARTA - The convict Gregorius Ronald Tannur claimed that he had never asked to be released in the murder case of his girlfriend, Dini Sera Afrianti.

This statement was conveyed when he testified in the trial of alleged bribery and gratification with the three inactive judges of the Surabaya District Court, namely Erintuah Damanik, Mangapul and Heru Hanindyo.

The claim began when the attorney for the defendant Erintuah Damanik questioned whether Ronald Tannur had ever asked Lisa Rachmat to release him.

"Never, sir," answered Ronald Tannur during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Tuesday, February 25.

"So I never said that I never wanted to be free, huh?" said the attorney for the defendant Erintuah Damanik confirmed.

"Never," said Ronald Tannur.

Then, Ronald Tannur was asked to explain his feelings when he heard the charges in the murder case. The son of Edward Tannur admitted that he felt very guilty.

However, his guilt was not because he had killed Dini Sera Afrianti. But because it troubled his parents.

"How is he guilty? What do you feel guilty about?" asked the attorney for the defendant Erintuah Damanik

"Because I have troubled my parents, it makes my parents sad, continues to make Indonesian netizens excited," said Ronald Tannur.

For information, three non-active judges at the Surabaya District Court 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.

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 B in conjunction with 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).