KPK Submits Cassation On Appeal Decision Of Former KPU Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan

KPK / ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) filed an appeal against the appeal decision of the DKI Jakarta High Court against former General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan.

"After studying the verdict on behalf of the defendants Wahyu Setiawan and Agustiani Tio F, Friday, December 18, the KPK team represented by Takdir Suhan declared an appeal against the decision of PT DKI Jakarta," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri in his written statement. to reporters, Monday, December 21.

This cassation was filed because the KPK viewed that there was a mistake in the consideration of the legal decision handed down by the DKI Jakarta High Court. Meanwhile, the DKI Jakarta High Court's decision strengthens the decision of the first instance court which sentenced him to six years in prison and did not revoke Wahyu's political rights.

"The prosecutor views that there was an error in the consideration of the judge's decision, especially in relation to the failure to grant the revocation of political rights over the defendant," he said.

"The full reasons and arguments will be explained by the prosecutor in the cassation memory which will soon be submitted to the Supreme Court through the Central Jakarta District Court," he added.

Previously reported, former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp150 million, a subsidiary of 4 months in prison by the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta.

In his verdict, the judge declared Wahyu Setiawan guilty and convincingly accepting bribes together in relation to the management of the Inter-Time Replacement (PAW) process for members of the DPR PDI-Perjuangan, 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.

Then, the judge also sentenced former member of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), Agustiani Tio Fridelina to four years in prison and a fine of Rp150 million, a subsidiary of four months in prison. He is also a defendant in the same case.

"To declare the two defendants Agustiani Tio Fridelina proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption together and continuing as in the first primary indictment," said the judge.

Besides that, the panel of judges rejected the justice collaborator application made by Wahyu Setiawan. "Considering the JC request, the panel of judges has the same opinion as the Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) that they 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, his party did not grant JC because it did not meet the requirements of SEMA No. 4 of 2011. "The intended application did not meet the regulations," said Hakim Susanti.