MA 'Discounts' The Verdict Of Former Supreme Court Justice Gazalba From 12 Years To 10 Years In Prison

Documentation - Defendant Gazalba Saleh (left)/ANTARA PHOTO/Asprilla Dwi Adha/nym.

The panel of cassation judges of the Supreme Court changed the sentence of former Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh from 12 years to 10 years in prison related to gratification and money laundering (TPPU) in the case of handling cases in the Supreme Court.

"Perbaikan pidana menjadi pidana penjara selama 10 tahun," demikian petukan amar Putusan Nomor 4072 K/PID.SUS/2025 yang dilihat dari laman Informasi Perkara MA dikutip ANTARA, Jumat, 20 Juni.

In addition, at this cassation level, the Supreme Court also sentenced Gazalba Saleh to a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 4 months in prison and replacement money of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 1 year in prison.

The cassation decision was decided by Supreme Court Justice Dwiarso Budi Santiarto along with two members, namely Arizon Mega Jaya and Yanto. The case was decided on Thursday (19/6) and is currently in the process of mitating the case file filed by the court clerk)

Previously, at the appeal level, the DKI Jakarta High Court sentenced Gazalba Saleh to 12 years in prison, a fine of Rp. 500 million, a subsidiary of 4 months in prison, and a replacement money of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary of 2 years in prison.

Gazalba was initially sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 4 months in prison by the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court. The first level court did not impose a replacement money verdict on him.

Thus, the prison sentence in the cassation decision handed down by the Supreme Court returned to the initial sentence of Gazalba Saleh, which was 10 years in prison.

In this case, Gazalba Saleh was charged with receiving gratuities and carrying out money laundering offenses with a total value of Rp62.89 billion.

The details are 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.

The indictment states that the money from the gratuity was used as money for money laundering offenses for the purchase of luxury cars, land or buildings, paying for the repayment of the home ownership credit, and exchanging foreign currency.