The Order Of The Jakarta Corruption Court, Gazalba Saleh Back 'Staying' At The East Jakarta Detention Center

Former Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh has again conducted a trial in the alleged corruption case handling the Supreme Court (MA) case at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday (8/7/2024). ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria

JAKARTA - The Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) ordered former Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh to be detained again during the trial of the alleged corruption case handling at the Supreme Court (MA). "So starting today Pak Gazalba Saleh will carry out this determination again, extend the detainees again," said Chief Judge Fahzal Hendri during a trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, July 8. Thus, Gazalba will be detained again at the Class IA Detention Center in East Jakarta no later than 57 days. Responding to the decision, Gazalba's legal adviser asked the Panel of Judges to consider that his client should not be detained considering Gazalba has a domicile and clear work. Similarly, Gazalba also requested that the request submitted in full in writing be granted by the Panel of Judges. "Your Majesty, please consider a letter from my legal adviser," said Gazalba. Nevertheless, the Panel of Judges still asked the Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to detain Gazalba. However, if Gazalba still wants to submit the request, Fahzal said the application could be submitted to the Chairman of the Central Jakarta District Court which oversees the Corruption Court. "The detention period is no longer a prisoner of the Panel of Judges, sir, this is an extension of the Chief Justice of the Court. Later, if there is a request, please refer to the Chief Justice of the Court," said Fahzal. Meanwhile, after the Panel of Judges ordered Gazalba's re-imprisonment, the former Supreme Court justice was immediately taken to the detention center to wait for the next trial on July 15, 2024, with the agenda of examining witnesses. Previously, the DKI Jakarta High Court (PT) stated that the KPK indictment in the Gazalba Saleh case had met the formal and material requirements regulated in Article 143 paragraph (2) letters a and b of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). Thus, PT DKI Jakarta ordered the Jakarta Corruption Court to continue the trial of the Gazalba case, especially because the objection note or exception of the Gazalba legal advisory team had entered the main case, so it needed to be further proven. In this case, Gazalba was charged with receiving gratuities and committing money laundering (TPPU) with a total value of Rp. 25.9 billion related to the handling of cases in the Supreme Court. The alleged receipt includes gratuities worth 18,000 Singapore dollars (Rp200 million) and other receipts in the form of 1.128 million Singapore dollars (Rp13.37 billion), 181,100 US dollars (Rp2.9 billion), and Rp9.43 billion during the 2020-2022 period. On the gratuity charges, Gazalba is threatened with criminal in Article 12 B in conjunction with Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

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