KPK Filed An Appeal For The Decision Of The Former KPU Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan
Former commissioner of the General Election Commission (KPU) Wahyu Setiawan (Wardany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) filed an appeal against the verdict of former General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan and former member of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Agustiani Tio Fridelina. Both are defendants in a bribery case related to the Inter-Time Substitution (PAW) process involving PDI-P candidate Harun Masiku. "Today, August 31, the KPK declared an appeal against the decision of the panel of judges in the case on behalf of the defendants Wahyu setiawan and Agustiani Tio Fridelina," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri in his written statement, Monday, August 31.

The reason the anti-graft agency has appealed against the two is to bring a sense of justice in society. This is because the verdict handed down by the Jakarta Corruption Court panel of judges is deemed not fulfilling this matter. The KPK Public Prosecutor and submitted to the Jakarta High Court through the Central Jakarta District Court. Previously, former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp150 million subsidiary to 4 months in prison by the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta. In his verdict, the judge stated that Wahyu Setiawan was proven guilty and convinced of accepting bribes together related to the management of the process of interim replacement (PAW) for members of the DPR in the PDI-P faction, Harun Masiku. "Trial one, declaring Wahyu Setiawan guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption which was carried out jointly and continues as in the first primary indictment of committing a corruption crime as in the second cumulative indictment," said Chief Judge Susanti Arsi Wibawani at the Jakarta Corruption Court. Center, Monday, August 24. Later, the judge also sentenced former member of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), Agustiani Tio Fridelina to four years in prison and a fine of IDR 150 million, a subsidiary of four months in prison. He is also a defendant in the same case. "The two defendants Agustiani Tio Fridelina are legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together and continuing as in the first primary indictment," said the judge. In addition, the panel of judges rejected the application of justice collaborator. conducted by Wahyu Setiawan. "Considering the JC request, the panel of judges has the same opinion as the Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission and cannot determine the defendant as a justice collaborator," said Judge Susanti Arsi Wibawani at the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta, Monday, August 24. According to Susanti, her party did not grant JC because it did not meet the requirements of SEMA No. 4 of 2011. "The application in question does not meet the regulations," said Judge Susanti.


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