PK Opens Opportunities To Call Other Judges Who Handle Ex-Minister Edhy Prabowo's Cassation

Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to summon two other judges who knocked on the appeal of former Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo. This step opened up after the inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh was named a suspect in alleged gratification and money laundering (TPPU).

"If the investigators need a statement (other judges in Edhy Prabowo's cassation will also be summoned, ed)," Ali said when contacted by VOI, quoted Monday, December 4.

Ali said that in receiving gratuities, the giver would not be punished. So that further investigation will only be carried out regarding whether other parties also receive gifts.

"In principle, normatively giving gratuities cannot be punished. However, only the recipients," said Ali.

"Investigation will be carried out whether only the suspect GS or if there are other parties who also accept it. We make sure this will be done," he continued.

The KPK has again named Gazalba as a suspect in connection with the alleged receipt of gratuities and money laundering. This is the second time he has an orange dream after being acquitted in a pretrial at the South Jakarta District Court (PN).

In this case, Gazalba is suspected of receiving gifts since 2018 and is related to the management of several cases within the Supreme Court (MA).

Among them, the cassation proposed by former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo; the cassation of the Commissioner of PT Sekawan Intipratama, Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief; and a review (PK) of former Samarinda City DPRD Member Jafar Abdul Gaffar regarding the extortion case at Samarinda Port. Gazalba's money called the KPK reached Rp15 billion.

Furthermore, the money was used to buy assets of economic value so that he was charged with money laundering. One of the purchases made by Gazalba is a house worth IDR 7.6 billion in cash in the Cibubur area, East Jakarta.

Meanwhile, Edhy filed an appeal regarding the corruption case of the export of lobster seeds or fries handled by the KPK. Furthermore, the Supreme Court circumcised the sentence from nine years to five years.

This decision was made after Sofyan Sitompul and Gazalba Saleh agreed to reduce their sentence on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Sinintha Sibarani refused.

The reason used at that time was Edhy, both in leading the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Not only that, it is considered generous in helping fishermen and a successful team.

Meanwhile, former Samarinda City DPRD Member Jafar Abdul Gaffar was acquitted in 2020 after filing a review at the Supreme Court. At that time he was caught in a extortion case at Samarinda Port.

Finally, Rennier Abdul Rachman Latief was released by the Supreme Court after filing an appeal. He was previously entangled in a corruption case at PT Danareksa Sekuritas before finally being named a suspect in the mega-corruption case of PT Asuransi Sosial Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia (ASABRI) in March 2022.