JAKARTA - Three inactive judges at the Surabaya District Court (PN), namely Erintuah Damanik, Mangapul, and Heru Hanindyo, are again undergoing further trials at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Thursday, January 2. They were charged with accepting bribes related to the handling of Gregorius Ronald Tannur's case.
The trial for the defendants Erintuah and Mangapul was scheduled to examine witnesses, while the defendant Heru Hanindyo faced a trial for submitting exceptions or objection notes.
The three were charged with accepting bribes of Rp. 1 billion and 308,000 Singapore dollars, which if converted in total reached around Rp. 4.6 billion. The money was allegedly given in return to influence the decision of Gregorius Ronald Tannur's case.
The Public Prosecutor (JPU) in his indictment revealed that bribes were received in various stages from January to August 2024. Details of accepting bribes include:
- Erintuah Damanik: Receiving 48,000 Singapore dollars in cash from Merizka Widjaja Tannur and Lisa Rachmat. In addition, Erintuah received a share of 38,000 Singapore dollars from Singapore dollars in cash which was received with other defendants.
- Mangapul: Received 36,000 Singapore dollars out of a total share of 140,000 Singapore dollars.
- Heru Hanindyo: Get 36,000 Singapore dollars from the same distribution, as well as IDR 1 billion in cash and 120,000 Singapore dollars from the same party.
The prosecutor confirmed that the defendants knew the money was given to influence the acquittal (vrijspraak) against Gregorius Ronald Tannur during a trial at the Surabaya District Court.
In this case, the three judges were charged with violating Article 12 letter c or Article 6 paragraph (2) or Article 5 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) 1 of the Criminal Code.
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The bribery case also involved several other parties, namely lawyer Lisa Rachmat, former Supreme Court official Zarof Ricar, and Gregorius Ronald Tannur's mother, Meirizka Widjaja. Meirizka is suspected of giving bribes to the judges to ensure his son gets acquittal.
This follow-up trial is in the spotlight as part of efforts to enforce law and eradicate corruption in the judiciary.
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