The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Reveals That Gazalba's Assets Rose By IDR 3.49 Billion When He Was A Supreme Court Justice

The inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh was tried at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Monday (12/8/2024). (ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission revealed that the assets of the inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh increased by Rp3.49 billion to Rp5.19 billion when he became a Supreme Court Justice in 2017, from the previous Rp1.7 billion when he became Judge Ad Hoc in 2016.

In fact, the examining of the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN) at the LHKPN Directorate of the KPK, Deny Setianto, stated that the income received by Gazalba at that time was only Rp. 978.62 million for one year.

"The total wealth is the source of land and buildings, with their own origins," said Deny when he was a witness in the alleged corruption case handling the Supreme Court case at the trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 12.

He detailed Gazalba's assets when he was the Supreme Court Justice of criminal chamber in 2017, covering land and buildings worth Rp3.9 billion, transportation equipment and machinery Rp255 million, other movable assets Rp53.88 million, cash equivalents Rp1.36 million, and debts Rp380 million.

Furthermore, in 2018, Deny said Gazalba's reported assets decreased slightly to Rp5.05 billion, with revenues of Rp1.72 billion.

Meanwhile, in 2019 and 2020, Gazalba's total wealth was recorded to have increased to IDR 6.2 billion and IDR 7.4 billion, respectively.

He explained that in 2019, Gazalba's revenue as a Supreme Court Justice was recorded the same as the previous year, while in 2020 it was recorded to have increased to IDR 2.1 billion for a year.

"In 2020, his assets will increase in terms of assets because there is an increase in immovable assets, the value has increased because it has increased by years," he said.

Then in 2021, Gazalba's reported assets will increase again to Rp7.8 billion even though its revenue has decreased to Rp1.7 billion.

"This is the last report from the LHKPN Pak Gazalba," said Deny.

In the case of alleged corruption in the handling of cases in the Supreme Court, Gazalba was charged with receiving gratuities and committing money laundering (TPPU) with a total value of Rp62.89 billion.

The allegation of receipts includes gratuities worth Rp. 650 million and money laundering offenses consisting of 18,000 Singapore dollars (Rp. 216.98 million), Rp. 37 billion, 1.13 million Singapore dollars (Rp. 13.59 billion), 181,100 US dollars (Rp. 2 billion), and Rp. 9.43 billion in the period 2020 2022.

Gratification given to Gazalba is related to the case of the cassation of the Logam Jaya Logistics Business Owner (UD) Jawahirul Fuad who experienced legal problems related to the management of B3 waste without a permit in 2017.

The gratuity money was allegedly received by Gazalba together with lawyer Ahmad Riyadh as a liaison between Jawahirul Fuad and Gazalba in 2022 after the pronouncement of the verdict of the case.

Gazalba received Rp200 million and Riyadh received Rp450 million, or a total gratuity received by both of them amounting to Rp650 million.

Furthermore, the money from the gratuity along with money from other receipts received by Gazalba was used as funds to conduct money laundering offenses together with the defendant's older brother, Edy Ilham Sholeh, and a close friend of the defendant, Fify Mulyani.