Gratification And Money Laundering Of Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh Allegedly Capai Tens Of Billions Of Rupiah

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh received gratuities which were later changed to other assets. Thus, he was named a suspect in receiving gratuities and money laundering (TPPU).

"For the alleged receipt of gratuities which later turned (into, red) assets," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters quoted on Thursday, March 22.

However, Ali did not specify what assets Gazalba bought with the hot money he received. He only said the money laundering was thought to have reached tens of billions but the exact value was being calculated.

"So far, as preliminary evidence of around tens of billions (Rupiah)," he said.

The KPK has again ensnared Gazalba as a suspect in alleged gratification and money laundering. This determination is the development of the alleged bribery that had ensnared him first.

The anti-corruption commission ensured that the determination of the suspect was in accordance with the evidence found by investigators. After receiving gratuities, it is suspected that Gazalba was trying to hide it by shopping for economically valuable assets.

Meanwhile, in the bribery case, Gazalba allegedly received money related to case management at the Supreme Court (MA). He was charged with 14 other people, namely Yustitial Judge Edy Wibowo; Judicial Judge Prasetio Nugroho; and Gazalba staff, Redhy Novarisza.

There is also Supreme Court Justice Sudrajad Dimyati; Judicial Judge or substitute clerk Elly Tri Pangestu; two state civil servants (ASN) at the Maksa Desy Yustria and Muhajir Habibie clerks; as well as two ASN in the Supreme Court, Nurmanto Akmal and Albasri.

Furthermore, the anti-corruption commission also named lawyers Yosep Parera and Eko Suparno and debtor of the Intidana Heryanto Tanaka Savings and Loans Cooperative, Ivan Dwi Kusuma Sujanto, as suspects.

Then the new KPK also named the Chairman of the Sandi Karya Hospital Foundation (RS) Makassar (SKM), Wahyu Hardi as a suspect. He is suspected of giving Rp3.7 billion to Edy Wibowo so that the hospital is not declared bankrupt at the cassation level.