Supreme Court Rejects Stefanus' Cassation, KPK Reminds No Parties Will Follow In The Footsteps Of Former Lawyer Lukas Enembe Halangi Investigation

Former lawyer Lukas Enembe, Stefanus Roy Rening at the KPK Building (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded that no party should obstruct the ongoing investigation of corruption cases. The actions of former lawyer Lukas Enembe, Stefanus Roy Rening should not be imitated.

"KPK invites all elements of society to continue to provide support in efforts to eradicate corruption, including by following and overseeing every legal process for criminal acts of corruption," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Wednesday, November 6.

Tessa said anyone who obstructs the investigation can be punished. Because the legal process can be disrupted.

"It's not the other way around blocking the investigation process so that law enforcement occurs to be disrupted," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

Furthermore, the KPK, called Tessa, appreciated the Supreme Court (MA)'s move to reject the cassation lawsuit filed by Stefanus. He said the lawyer was still in detention and has been detained since May 2023.

"KPK expresses its appreciation for the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia which has rejected the appeal from the cassation applicant or the defendant Stefanus Roy Rening as a former legal adviser to the former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe," said Tessa.

As previously reported, the Supreme Court (MA) rejected the cassation filed by Stefanus Roy Rening as a defendant in the obstruction case to the investigation into the alleged corruption of Lukas Enembe. The verdict of the former lawyer for the former governor of Papua was knocked on October 9.

"Rejected the appeal from the cassation applicant or defendant Stefanus Roy Rening," the cassation decision was quoted as saying on Tuesday, November 5.

This decision was taken in a meeting of the panel of judges deliberation. Sitting as Chairman of the Assembly were Dwiarso Budi Santiarto and Arizon Mega Jaya and Sutarjo as member judges and Yustiana as substitute clerks.

Currently, Roy's legal status is permanent or inkracht. He had to carry out a prison sentence of four years and six months.

Then, Roy was also charged with a case fee of Rp. 2,500.

In this case of obstruction, the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court stated that Stefanus Roy Rening was proven to have intervened in an investigation into a case handled by the KPK. He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.

Roy was also sentenced to a fine of Rp150 million and must be paid within a month after the sentence is declared permanent. Otherwise, his criminal sentence will increase to three months.