Almost IDR 1 Trillion In Cash And Zarof Ricar's 51 Kilograms Of Gold Were Confiscated For The State

JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Corruption Court decided that the Rp915 billion and 51 kilograms of gold confiscated from former Supreme Court official Zarof Ricar were confiscated for the state.

Chairman of the panel of judges, Rosihan Juhriah Rangkuti, said that the assets confiscated by the Attorney General's Office from Zarof Ricar were proven to have been obtained from the proceeds of corruption.

"There is no source of valid income that can explain the ownership of assets in the form of cash in various currencies equivalent to Rp915 billion and 51 kilograms of precious metal gold for a civil servant," Rosihan said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 18.

In addition, according to the panel of judges, Zarof Ricar failed to prove that the confiscated assets were obtained legally through inheritance, grants, businesses, or other legitimate sources of income.

Records were also found showing the relationship between assets and certain case numbers. This indicates that these assets are obtained from gratuities related to case handling.

The Assembly considers confiscation of assets aimed at providing an optimal deterrent effect. If corruptors are allowed to continue to enjoy the proceeds of their crimes after serving a crime, there will be no preventive effect for the perpetrator.

"Considering based on all these considerations above the panel of judges, the status of evidence is in accordance with the demands of the public prosecutor where the assets resulting from gratification are confiscated for the state," said Rosihan.

Zarof Ricar was sentenced to 16 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison. He was proven to have committed an evil conspiracy to bribe judges into influencing the verdict of the murder convict, Ronald Tannur, and receiving gratuities.

Zarof Ricar is considered to have injured his good name and at the same time removed public trust in the MA institution and the judiciary under him. Zarof was also called greedy by the panel of judges.

Zarof was charged with conspiracy in the form of assistance to give or promise judges something, namely Rp5 billion in cash.

The alleged conspiracy was carried out with legal adviser Ronald Tannur, Lisa Rachmat, with the aim of bribing Supreme Court Judge Soesilo, who is chairman of the panel in the continuation of Ronald Tannur's case at the cassation level in 2024.

In addition, he was charged with receiving gratuities worth Rp915 billion and 51 kilograms of gold while serving in the Supreme Court to assist in case management in 2012'2022.