Central Jakarta District Court Ready To Carry Out Legal Consequences Of Tom Lembong And Amnesti Hasto

Central Jakarta District Court Spokesperson Andi Saputra. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta District Court (PN Jakpus) respects President Prabowo Subianto's decision to grant an abolition to corruption convict Tom Lembong and amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto.

Central Jakarta District Court Spokesperson Andi Saputra said the decision was a constitutional authority as regulated in Article 14 of the 1945 Constitution (UUD).

From the procedural side, he revealed that the decisions made had gone through a mechanism mandated by the constitution, involving the consideration of the House of Representatives (DPR) as a representation of the people.

As a judicial institution, Andi emphasized that he would carry out legal consequences of the decision in accordance with the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations.

He believes in the system of checks and balances or examination and balance in the Indonesian state administration, where each institution carries out its respective functions in the corridor of the constitution.

"All parties are expected to respect this decision as part of efforts to build justice and peace in the nation and state," said And quoted by ANTARA.

The abolition is the right of the head of state to abolish criminal charges and stop the legal process if it has been implemented. The right to abolition is given by the President by taking into account the considerations of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Meanwhile, amnesty is a pardon or abolition of punishment given by the head of state to someone or a group who has committed certain crimes.

Abolition was given to the Minister of Trade for the 2015-2016 period Tom Lembong after being sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp. 750 million, subsidiary to 6 months in prison, after being found guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption in a corruption case of sugar importation at the Ministry of Trade, which cost the state finances Rp194.72 billion.

Meanwhile, the amnesty was given to the Secretary General of the PDI-P DPP Hasto Kristiyanto after being sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp250 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison after being proven to have given bribes in the case of alleged obstruction of investigation and bribery.