Supreme Court Values 3 Free Judges Ronald Tannur Injured In Happiness Moment Of Increase In Salaries And Allowances

Supreme Court. (Antaranews)

JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) admits that it is concerned about the three judges of the Surabaya District Court (PN) whose acquittal Gregorius Ronald Tannur has now been named a suspect in the alleged bribery or gratification case by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

"Regarding this incident, the Supreme Court was disappointed and concerned," said MA spokesman Yanto at a press conference at the MA Media Center, Jakarta, Thursday, October 24, which was confiscated by Antara.

According to Yanto, the determination of the suspects against the three judges injured the happiness of judges in Indonesia who recently received an increase in salaries and allowances, as promulgated by Government Regulation (PP) Number 44 of 2024.

"This incident has hurt happiness and gratitude for fellow judges throughout Indonesia for the attention of the government for increasing the benefits and salaries of judges," said Yanto.

It is known that the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo signed PP Number 44 of 2024 on Friday 18 October. The PP is the third amendment to Government Regulation Number 94 of 2012 concerning Financial Rights and Facilities for Judges Under the Supreme Court.

Government Regulation Number 44 of 2024 accommodates changes in the judges' financial rights. This is in the form of arranging the basic salary and the judge's pension income which is no longer dependent or equated with ASN provisions.

The PP also increased the allowance for the position of judge and gave delegations to the chairman of the Supreme Court to determine regional adjustments in the zoning for the provision of expensive allowances.

Sebelumnya pada 23 Oktober, penyidik Jaksa Agung Muda Bidang Tindak Pidana Khusus (Jampidsus) Kejagung telah menetapkan tiga hakim yang memvonis bebas Ronald Tannur sebagai tersangka dugaan suap atau gratifikasi. Ketiga hakim tersebut adalah ED, HH, dan M.

In addition to the three judges, Jampidsus AGO investigators also named lawyer Ronald Tannur with the initials LR as a suspect as a bribe giver.

The three judges of the Surabaya District Court who were named as suspects were the panel of judges who examined and tried Ronald Tannur's case at the first level in the murder case of Dini Sera Afriyanti. The three of them acquitted Ronald Tannur of all charges.

However, at the cassation level, the Supreme Court canceled the verdicts of the three judges of the Surabaya District Court. The Supreme Court's Cassation Council, Tuesday, October 22, found Ronald Tannur guilty, resulting in a five-year prison sentence.