Rafael Alun Remains Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison Fines IDR 500 Million At The Appeal Level

Fofot Archives - Defendant In Case Of Alleged Receipt Of Gratification And Money Laundering (TPPU) Rafael Alun Trisambodo/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - Former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo were still sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison in cases of gratification and money laundering (TPPU) based on the results of decisions at the appeal level. "The defendant Rafael Alun Trisambodo was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500,000,000.00, if not paid, he will be replaced with imprisonment for 3 months," said Rafael Alun's appeal decision which was decided by the DKI Jakarta High Court, according to the document downloaded from the Supreme Court's decision in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, March 14. In addition, Rafael Alun was also sentenced to pay a replacement fee of Rp. 10,079,095,519.00 no later than one month after the decision obtained permanent legal force or inkrah. If not, then his property could be confiscated by the prosecutor and auctioned off to cover the replacement money. "In the event that the defendant does not have sufficient assets to pay the replacement money, he will be sentenced to 3 years in prison," the verdict said. The DKI Jakarta High Court ruled that Rafael Alun was proven to have received gratuities and carried out money laundering offenses as charged in the first, second, and third charges by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Rafael Alun was proven to have violated Article 12 B in conjunction with Article 18 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. He was also declared to have violated Article 3 paragraph (1) letters a and c of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 15 of 2002 concerning TPPU in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, as well as Article 3 of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of TPPU in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. The appeal decision was decided by Tjokorda Rai Suamba as the presiding judge and Tony Pribadi, Erwan Munawar, Margareta Yulie Bartin Setyaningsih, and Gatut Sulistyo respectively as member judges. The verdict was pronounced on Thursday, March 7, 2024. In this decision, the panel of judges at the DKI Jakarta High Court only changed the status of evidence in the case of gratification number 552 to 558 or evidence of the TPPU case number 412 to 418. Previously, Rafael Alun was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison by the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Jakarta, Monday (8/1).

In addition, Rafael Alun was sentenced to an additional penalty of paying compensation of Rp10,079 billion in the period of one month after a permanent legal decision, a subsidiary of 3 years in prison.