Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh Turns Out To Have The Nickname "Inner Boss" In The Supreme Court

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that the inactive Supreme Court Judge Gazalba Saleh had the nickname of a internal boss at the Supreme Court (MA). This was conveyed in an cassation memorandum filed against the judge's acquittal in the bribery case for case management.

"The defendant is known as 'dalam boss'," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Tuesday, August 22.

Ali said the nickname was obtained from the facts of the trial. A number of witnesses presented by the public prosecutor (JPU) agreed with this.

In addition, the word 'bos dalam' also appears on the phones of litigants. "There is content of the WhatsApp conversation between Redhy Novarisza and Prasetio Nugroho who confirmed the defendant (Gazalba) as a 'bos dalem' figure," he said.

Ali called this conversation regarding the handover of money. Gazalba is believed to have accepted bribes for additional performing Umrah.

"It is stated that the giving of money is in the phrase'make additional snacks in Mecca' which coincides with the defendant who will undergo Umrah and this is in accordance with the confession of the defendant who did undergo Umrah after the giving of money for case management," he said.

Furthermore, the anti-corruption commission said the flow of money had been confirmed. You do this by checking data on Gazalba crossings.

As previously reported, Gazalba was acquitted in the trial of alleged bribery in handling the case at the Supreme Court (MA). The KPK is considered insufficient evidence.

In this case, Gazalba was sentenced to 11 years in prison by the Public Prosecutor (JPU). He is suspected of having received a bribe of 20 thousand Singapore dollars for case management at the Supreme Court.

KPK prosecutor Wawan Yunarwanto said the charges were submitted based on the conclusions of the facts of the trial, ranging from witness statements, evidence of clues, to evidence presented.

"So that the panel of judges decide, declare the defendant Gazalba Saleh proven legally and convincingly guilty. Sentencing him a sentence of 11 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 1 billion, subsidiary to 6 months in prison," said Wawan at the Bandung Corruption Court, Thursday, July 13.

The prosecutor explained that Gazalba was suspected of accepting bribes to grant the petitioner's request, Heryanto Tanaka, to grant the cassation case related to the Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative (KSP) case.

According to the prosecutor, the bribes prepared by Heryanto Tanaka to take care of the case reached 110 thousand Singapore dollars. Then the money was channeled by a chain, ranging from lawyers, ASN in the MA environment, to Prasetio Nugroho as the substitute clerk or assistant representing Gazalba Saleh.