JAKARTA - Lawyer Marcella Santoso is sentenced to 17 years in prison in connection with the alleged bribery of the conditional release (ontslag) decision in the corruption case of granting crude palm oil export facilities (CPO) and money laundering (TPPU) in 2025.
The public prosecutor (JPU) from the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) Syamsul Bahri Siregar demanded that Marcella be proven to be legally and convincingly guilty of committing a corruption crime together by giving bribes to judges and TPPU which was carried out together.
"As stipulated in Article 6 paragraph (1) letter ajuncto Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo. Article 20 letter c and Article 607 paragraph (1) letter a jo. Article 20 letter a of the National Criminal Code," said the JPU in the reading of the indictment at the Corruption Court at the PN Jakpus, Wednesday, February 18, reported by ANTARA.
In addition to imprisonment, the JPU demands that Marcella be sentenced to a fine of Rp. 600 million with the provision that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced (subsider) with imprisonment for 150 days.
Not only that, Marcella was also ordered to be given an additional penalty in the form of payment of compensation in the amount of Rp. 21.6 billion in lieu of a 8-year prison sentence.
Regarding Marcella's professional status, the JPU also demanded that the Panel of Judges order the lawyer's organization to dismiss her permanently.
Before filing the lawsuit, the JPU considered several aggravating factors, namely Marcella did not support the government's program in realizing a clean state administration free from corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN).
Marcella's actions, which have harmed society, especially against the institution of the judicial and legal institutions, as well as lowering the dignity and dignity of the profession of advocate, are also considered to be burdensome.
"The defendant Marcella has also enjoyed the results of the bribery crime as a bribe giver and does not admit his actions," said the JPU added.
Meanwhile, there were no mitigating circumstances considered by the JPU in imposing a charge on Marcella.
In this case, Marcella was charged with giving a bribe worth Rp40 billion and carrying out TPPU of Rp52.5 billion.
The bribe was allegedly intended for judges handling the CPO corruption case, while the TPPU was carried out using the name of a company in the ownership of assets to mix the money from the CPO corruption case with legitimate income.
The TPPU money consists of United States dollars (USD) equivalent to Rp28 billion controlled by the defendants Marcella, Ariyanto, and Muhammad Syafei. In addition, it includes a legal fee of Rp24.5 billion.
It is said that the bribe was given by Marcella together with Ariyanto and Junaedi Saibih as advocates and Head of Social Security Legal Wilmar Group Muhammad Syafei.
Meanwhile, the TPPU action was allegedly carried out by Marcella together with Ariyanto and Syafei. Specifically for Syafei, it was stated that the amount of TPPU carried out together with Marcella and Ariyanto and in the form of operational funds of Rp. 411.69 million.
For his actions, Marcella was charged with violating Article 6 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 jo. Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 3 or Article 4 or Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering Crimes.
By Agatha Olivia Victoria
Editor : Hisar Sitanggang
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