KPK Files Cassation To Supreme Court Against Free Sentence Of Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) filed an appeal to the Supreme Court (MA) today, Wednesday, August 9. This lawsuit was filed against the acquittal of the inactive Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh in the bribery case for case management. "KPK Prosecutor Arif Rahman Irsady has finished filing an appeal against the acquittal of the defendant Gazalba Saleh," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters. Ali said this further legal action was filed after the prosecutor studied the verdict handed down by the Bandung Corruption Court Panel of Judges. They took this step after receiving a complete copy of the verdict. "Currently in the process of compiling cassation memory," he said. 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.