Reza Indragiri: Small Heart Of Judge Injured By Amnesty And Abolition

Eddy Wijaya and Reza Indragiri. (Doc Eddy Wijaya)

JAKARTA - Forensic Psychology Expert, Reza Indragiri Amriel stated that granting amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto and an abolition to Thomas Trikasih Lembong alias Tom Lembong could not be accepted legally. He considered that President Prabowo Subianto's decision could only be understood through political views, especially since both were defendants in corruption cases.

"Because the machine in my head is a forensic psychology machine, a legal machine. Meanwhile amnesty must be understood from a political point of view. That's why I can't understand why corruptors are granted amnesty, why are corruptors given abolitions?" Reza said while talking with Eddy Wijaya on the EdShareOn podcast which aired on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

According to Reza, corruption is a serious crime, so that the process of releasing the convict is actually through legal channels. This makes it difficult for the legal logic to justify the granting of amnesty and abolition. So Tom Lembong and Hasto should continue to fight, fight until the blood point lasts to take the next legal remedies," said Reza. He said he wanted to correct the law process that was absent in the past? Correct through the legal arena as well. Don't just take advantage of exclusive services from politics (amnesty and abolition). The distortion happened. Like grafting (trees) of two things that should not be grafted," he added.

Former PDI-P Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto and former Trade Minister Tom Lembong are now breathing free air. Hasto was previously sentenced to 3.5 years in prison in the bribery case for prospective members of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Tom Lembong 4.6 years in corruption in sugar imports. However, they left the 'prodeo' after President Prabowo Subianto granted amnesty to Hasto and abolition to Tom Lembong.

Reza said he had discussed with a number of active judges as well as retired judges about the amnesty and abolition of Hasto and Tom Lembong. As a result, he concluded that the judges were devastated and disappointed. There are two notes of my opinion (the judge). One, they agree that it is almost impossible for judges to impose acquittal decisions on corruption defendants. After that the judge's career, "he said. Second, the judge's heart was so small when their work was broken in such a way, not through legal corrections. The judge worked hard, it turned out that their decision, stop, was declared null, corrected not through a legal mechanism but through politics. Their little heart was hurt, "he added.

Nevertheless, Reza said the president had a legal basis in issuing amnesty and abolition decisions against a defendant, although legally the president's prerogative creates a bad precedent for eradicating corruption. From a political point of view, consider this amnesty and abolition to be of positive value, namely reconciliation, unity and harmony. But from a legal point of view, I am very worried that the amnesty and abolition for perpetrators of corruption created a bad precedent in our country in the context of eradicating corruption itself," said the graduate of Strata Dua (S2) Forensic Psychology, University of Melbourne Australia.

Reza hopes that President Prabowo should consider the judge's decision before using his prerogative in the case. If a President Prabowo wants to correct, don't mess with the judge's decision. But reform the law enforcement agency. President is like that, don't mess with the judge's decision, whether you like it or not, it's a crown. What are we going to say, intervention? You are more guided by the legal statement as commander in chief or politics as commander in chief?' he said.

Reza: 7 Convicts In The Vina Cirebon Case Should Get Amnesty

Forensic Psychology Expert, Reza Indragiri Amriel asked the National Police to immediately announce the results of the special team work (timsus) on the deaths of Vina Dewi Arsita (Vina) and Muhammad Rizky Rudiana (Eky) or better known as the Vina Cirebon case. According to Reza, the results of the team's work will be a new hope for the convict who is now submitting an amnesty request against the president.

"My proposal, the National Police as soon as possible announce the results of the team's work. My calculations, as soon as the Police announce the results of the team's work, and if my feeling is correct, then the president may grant amnesty," Reza told Eddy Wijaya.

The man who was born in Jakarta, December 19, 1974 believes that the deaths of Vina and Eky do not have a criminal element. Reza also believes that the Timsus of the National Police Headquarters formed by the National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo also has the same conclusion as him. I don't know who the Timsus is? Where do you work? Where is the office next door? But my feeling is that the results of the investigation of the team are as many parties think, there is no crime, and there have been torture of the 7 people," said the lecturer at the Forensic Psychology and Conflict Management of the Police College.

Therefore, Reza said the seven convicts deserved forgiveness from President Prabowo like Hasto. Even though so far efforts to apply for amnesty from legal advisors (PH) the convicts have faced many obstacles. In addition to submitting an amnesty request, the PH team also sent letters to 4 institutions. Let alone being rejected, ignored or not, "said Reza. I said to Bang Jutek (Chairman of the PH Jutek Bongso Team), the request for a trivial audience was ignored, so allow me to predict that amnesty also did not go down, "he added.

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The figure of Eddy Wijaya is a podcaster who was born on August 17, 1972. Through the @EdShareOn YouTube account, Eddy interviewed many national figures ranging from state officials, legal experts, political experts, national politicians, to Indonesian celebrities. The man with the characteristics of the right cheek dimple is also a nationalist who is a struggling activist for discriminated and social observers by helping the community through the Wijaya Peduli Bangsa foundation.

He is also active in the field of sports by serving as the Daily Chair of the All-Indonesian Equestrian Sports Association (Pordasi) Pacu and has also served as Deputy Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) East Jakarta. Eddy also serves as the Advisory Board of the Social Association of Marga Tionghoa Indonesia, the 2022-2026 term of service. His ideas were formed because of his hard work to be independent from the age of 13 years until his success as he is now. For Eddy, the world of work is not as smooth as imagined, failure and rejection are common. This is what makes him hold fast to the tagline Success is only a matter of time. (ADV)