Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh Leaves The KPK Detention Center After Being Sentenced Free

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) issued the inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh from the detention center (rutan). This step was taken after the Bandung Corruption Court Panel of Judges sentenced the defendant on Tuesday, August 2. Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said Gazalba was released on Tuesday night. He previously lived in the Jaya Guntur Pomdam Detention Center. That', according to the panel of judges, the prosecutor made an investigation report from the detention center on the defendant in question," Ali told reporters, Wednesday, August 3.Gazalba will certainly account for his actions in the case of gratification and money laundering crime (TPPU) even though he left the KPK detention center. Development will continue to be carried out later we will convey it,''' he said. Previously reported, Gazalba was acquitted in the trial of alleged bribery handling the case in the Supreme Court (MA). KPK is deemed to have insufficient evidence. This verdict was then countered by the anti-corruption commission. The KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU) rejected the verdict and filed an appeal to the Supreme Court. In this case, Gazalba was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Public Prosecutor (JPU). He is suspected of having received a bribe of 20 thousand Singapore dollars for case management in the Supreme Court. Public Prosecutor Wawan Yunarwanto said the demands were given based on the conclusions from the facts of the trial, ranging from witness statements, instructions, to evidence presented. "So that the panel of judges decide, declared the defendant Gazalba Saleh was proven legally and convincingly guilty. Sentenced to imprisonment for 11 years and a fine of Rp1 billion subsidiary 6 months in prison," said Wawan at the Bandung Corruption Court, Thursday, July 13.

The prosecutor explained that Gazalba was suspected of accepting bribes to grant the petitioner's request, namely Heryanto Tanaka, to grant an appeal case related to the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSP) case.