Former North Jakarta District Court Substitute Registrar Rohadi Admits Receiving Rp1.2 Billion From Jimmy Demianus Ijie

Rohadi trial (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The former clerk to replace the North Jakarta District Court, Rohadi, admitted that he received Rp1.2 billion for handling cases at the cassation level.

"I only received the remaining Rp1.2 billion that went to Julius and Sudiwardono, I don't know," said Rohadi when expressing his opinion on the witness' testimony at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), reported by Antara, Thursday, February 11.

The trial was conducted by "teleconference", only the panel of judges, public prosecutors and legal advisors were present at the court while the defendants and witnesses were present at their respective places.

Rohadi in this case was indicted together with the chairman of the Jayapura High Court (PT) in 2015 Sudiwardono and ad hoc judge of PT Jayapura Julius C Manupapami accepting bribes worth a total of Rp1.21 billion from members of the 2009-2014 West Papua DPRD Jimmy Demianus Ijie and Robert Melianus Nauw in a corruption case.

Jimmy, who currently serves as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission V from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) faction and Robert were found guilty in a corruption case handled by the Papuan High Prosecutor's Office in 2014 and sentenced to 1 year and 3 months imprisonment each. At the appeal level, the two even became 4 and 2 years old so that they filed an appeal to the Supreme Court. They then asked for help from Julius and Sudiwardono to help them get free at the cassation level.

"But I handed over the Rp1.2 billion to Pak Mulyadi, who last served as Deputy Chairman of the Klaten District Court. The money was returned in March 2016 because the case was not granted," said Rohadi.

Rohadi then said that Julius went to the North Jakarta District Court. "Mr. Julius took it to the North Jakarta District Court and it could not be less so I gave it to Mr. Julius. The money was returned from Mr. Mulyadi," added Rohadi.

Rohadi also admitted that he received Rp100 million from Jimmy via transfer. "But Mr. Sudiwardono took Rp50 million," said Rohadi.

In addition to transferring Rp. 100 million to Rohadi's account, Jimmy also handed over in several stages, namely in August 2015 Rp. 150 million to Imran, in August 2015 giving Rp. 300 million to Julius, on August 16, 2015 of Rp. 500 million to Imran, on August 25, 2015 of Rp. 800 million. to Imran and on September 10 2015 amounting to Rp. 250 million to Imran, bringing the total to Rp. 2 billion.

Imran himself passed away in 2016 while Julius also passed away in 2018 while Sudiwardono is serving a 6-year sentence for receiving bribes in 2018.

Meanwhile, Robert spent Rp1.2 billion for the processing of his cassation, namely in December 2014 amounting to Rp.400 million, March 2015 amounting to Rp.400 million and August 2015 amounting to Rp.400 million.

Robert also transferred Rp. 280 million and the money has not been returned. Even though Jimmy and Robert's cassation verdict strengthened the Jayapura High Court's decision so that both were still found guilty.