Former Supreme Court Official Zarof Ricar Admitted That He Gave Rp75 Million To The Chairman Of The Surabaya District Court

Former Supreme Court (MA) official Zarof Ricar/ANTARA PHOTO/Indrianto Eko Suwarso/rwa.

JAKARTA - Former Supreme Court (MA) official Zarof Ricar admitted to giving Rp75 million to the former Chairman of the Surabaya District Court (PN) Dadi Rachmadi while still serving as Chairman of the District Court in early 2024.

The money, he said, was given after he heard Dadi's story claiming that he did not have the money to rent a house.

"At that time we were in Pak Dadi's car and he said he wanted to rent a house but didn't have money. I asked how much? Then he answered Rp75 million," Zarof said while testifying in a trial in the alleged bribery and gratification case of Ronald Tannur at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Tuesday, February 11.

A few days after speaking with Dadi, he said that he had received an offer from the convict's legal adviser Ronald Tannur, Lisa Rachmat, for gifts.

The offer, he said, was caused by Lisa knowing Zarof would return to Jakarta. Even so, he refused the gift offer.

"I said no, it's hard, I just asked for the 'minah'. Then I was given Rp100 million," he said.

Dari uang tersebut, Zarof mengaku memberikan senilai Rp75 juta kepada Dadi dan sisanya sebesar Rp25 juta

However, he did not explain to Dadi the source of the money.

"I said this is from 'mother of step', social money, that's it," Zarof added.

Zarof testified for three non-active judges at the Surabaya District Court who were charged with accepting bribes in the form of gifts or promises of Rp4.67 billion and gratuities in cases of alleged bribery and gratuities for granting acquittal to the convicted murder of Ronald Tannur in 2024.

The three defendants, namely Erintuah Damanik, Heru Hanindyo, and Mangapul.

In addition to bribes, the three are also suspected of receiving gratuities in the form of rupiah and various foreign currencies, namely Singapore dollars, Malaysian ringgit, Japanese yen, euro, and Saudi riyals.

Thus, the actions of the defendants are regulated and subject to criminal penalties in Article 12 letter c or Article 6 Paragraph (2) or Article 5 Paragraph (2) and Article 12 Bjuncto Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 Paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.

In detail, the bribes allegedly received by the three judges included Rp1 billion and 308 thousand Singapore dollars or Rp3.67 billion (exchange rate of Rp11,900).