Supreme Court Rejects KPK's Cassation Regarding Rafael Trisambodo Square

The defendant in the case of alleged receipt of gratuities and money laundering (TPPU) Rafael Alun Trisambodo / DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Supreme Court stated that it rejected the KPK's cassation regarding former officials of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance Rafael Alun Trisambodo in cases of gratification and money laundering (TPPU). “Amar's decision, PU (public prosecutor): refuse, ” thus the Supreme Court's decision Number 4101 K/Pid.Sus/2024 quoted from the Supreme Court Case Information page in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, July 24. In addition, the Supreme Court rejected Rafael Alun Trisambodo's appeal by improving the status of evidence. In this case, the Supreme Court ordered that a number of pieces of evidence be returned to the defendant. “T (the defendant): refuse with improved BB status (evidence),” continue with the verdict. The evidence ordered to be returned is evidence of TPPU cases number 434 and 436, as well as evidence of gratification cases number 552 or TPPU cases number 412. Evidence of the TPPU case number 434 in the form of cash worth Rp. 199,970,000. The money came from the disbursement of time deposits on behalf of Ernie Meike Torondek, Rafael Alun's wife. Meanwhile, TPPU's evidence number 436 was cash worth Rp. 19,892,905.70 from a savings account in the name of Ernie Meike Torondek. Furthermore, evidence of gratification case number 552 or TPPU case number 412 is one plot of land and building on Simprug Golf XIII Street, South Jakarta on behalf of Ernie Meike. The decision was decided by the Chairman of the Dwiarso Council, Budi Santiarto, with members of the Arizon Mega Jaya Council and Noor Edi Yono on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Based on the MA page, the status of the case has been decided and is in the process of being minimized by the panel. Previously, the DKI Jakarta High Court at the appeal level decided that Rafael Alun Trisambodo was still sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison. In addition, Rafael Alun was also sentenced to pay a replacement fee of Rp. 10,079,095,519.00, a subsidiary of 3 years in prison. The High Court stated 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 KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU). 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) of the 1st Criminal Code jo. 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 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code jo. 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 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.