KY Will Investigate Tom Lembong's Report On Judges

Judicial Commission (KY) and Thomas Trikasih Lembong alias Tom Lembong (DOK Rizky AP/VOI)

The Judicial Commission (KY) stated that it would investigate the report made by Thomas Trikasih Lembong alias Tom Lembong regarding the behavior of the panel of judges who tried the corruption case of sugar imports.

The panel of judges who tried the case were Chief Judge Dennie Arsan Fatrix with Member Judge Alfis Setyawan and Purwanto S Abdullah.

"So, KY will certainly follow up on this report in accordance with our existing authority," said KY Chairman Amzulian Rifai to reporters, Monday, August 11.

According to him, although Tom Lembong is a former Minister of Trade (Mendag), no special services have been given to him. Although, it seems that he has been given more attention because he has received great attention from the wider community.

"There is no difference, the same as other reports, just coincidentally because this attracts the attention of the public, of course later the community will also ask how the follow-up will be," he said.

In addition, KY spokesman Mukti Fajar Nur Dewata said that his party had monitored the trial process from the start. In addition, there is also data and information that has been obtained.

"So that from the beginning KY had carried out monitoring and then added with a report from Pak Tom Lembong, who yesterday was on the 4th and this morning provided various data and information related to indications of violations of the code of ethics and code of conduct of the judge," he said.

It is said that KY will ensure whether there is a violation by the judge in deciding cases that are considered by many people to be politically charged.

"We want to focus on the judge, whether this judge really decides in an independent situation and condition, who is independent, does not interfere with anything. Whether it's power or lure, the lure of money or what," said Mukti.

In the case of corruption in sugar importation at the Ministry of Trade in 2015-2016, Tom Lembong was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison after being found guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption, which cost the state finances Rp194.72 billion.

Tom Lembong's corruption crimes include issuing submission letters or approval of imports of raw crystal sugar for the 2015'2016 period to 10 companies without being based on inter-ministerial coordination meetings and without recommendations from the Ministry of Industry.

For his actions, Tom Lembong was also sentenced to a fine of Rp. 750 million, provided that if he was not paid, he would be replaced (subsidiary) with 6 months imprisonment.

Even so, on August 1, 2025, Tom Lembong was officially released from the Cipinang Detention Center (Rutan), Jakarta, receiving an abolition from President Prabowo Subianto.

Tom Lembong left the Cipinang Rutan at 22.05 WIB after the Presidential Decree (Keppres) was signed by the President in the afternoon, which the Presidential Decree was handed over by the Prosecutor's Office to the Cipinang Detention Center at night.

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 of abolition is given by the president taking into account the considerations of the DPR.