Exception Accepted, Judge Orders Prosecutor To Free Gazalba Saleh

The inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh is now a defendant in the alleged bribery case handling in the Supreme Court and a money laundering case. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The panel of judges at the Corruption Court or Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court received a note of objection or exception filed by former inactive Supreme Court judge Gazalba Saleh at the trial of gratification and money laundering or money laundering cases.

Thus, the panel of judges ordered the public prosecutor (JPU) to immediately release Gazalba.

"To try, one, grant a note of objection from the legal advisory team of the Defendant Gazalba Saleh," said Chief Justice Fahzal Hendri during a trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, May 27.

Meanwhile, the panel of judges stated that the KPK prosecutor's indictment could not be accepted. The reason is that in the Gazalba case, the prosecutor has not received an order to appoint an delegation of authority from the attorney general.

"However, the prosecutor who was assigned to the Corruption Eradication Commission, in this case the Director of Prosecution of the KPK, has never received an delegation of the prosecution authority from the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia as the highest public prosecutor in accordance with the single prosecution system principle," he said.

That way, the panel of judges ordered the prosecutor to release Gazalba from detention. However, the prosecutor could still appeal the decision.

"Declaring that the prosecution and indictment of the public prosecutor cannot be accepted," said Judge Fahzal.

"Ordered the defendant Gazalba Saleh to be released from custody as soon as this decision was pronounced," he continued.

The inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh was charged with receiving gratuities amounting to Rp650 million. The receipt of the money relates to the handling of the case at the Supreme Court (MA).

The hundreds of millions of money was given by Jawahirul Fuad, the owner of the UD Logam Jaya business. He experienced legal problems related to the management of B3 waste without a permit and was found guilty with a sentence of 1 year in prison.

"Doing or participating in the act, receiving gratuities, namely receiving Rp650 million in money," said the prosecutor during a trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, May 6.

In addition, Gazalba was also charged with receiving tens of billions of money during the period 2020 to 2022.