Ronald Tannur's Confession: Asked To Sit Silent At Home After A Free Verdict On Murder Cases

Convict Gregorius Ronald Tannur (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The convict Gregorius Ronald Tannur admitted that he was asked to stay at home after the first instance court sentenced him to acquittal in the murder case of Dini Sera Afrianti.

Ronald conveyed this confession while testifying 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.

It started when the Public Prosecutor (JPU) questioned Ronald Tannur's communication with his attorney, Lisa Rachmat, after being released.

Then, Ronald Tannur said he had never communicated with Lisa. Because, the one who established the communication was Meirizka Widjaja.

"What is your communication after leaving with Lisa's brother?" asked the prosecutor during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Tuesday, February 25.

"Nothing," replied Ronald Tannur.

"So it is absolutely Meirizka and Lisa's brother who communicates?" asked the prosecutor to confirm that Ronald Tannur immediately agreed.

Then, Ronald Tannur said that he had been contacted by a staff member from Lisa Rachmat. He was asked to stay at home after the release.

"But I was once advised by one of Lisa's mother's teams to stay at home," said Ronald Tannur.

"It immediately came to your brother's house at that time or?" asked the prosecutor to confirm

"Just chat," 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).