Corruption Actors In Indonesia: Lightly Punished, Then Conditional Free

The former governor of Banten, Queen Atut Chosiyah, after being jailed for parole on September 6, 2022. (Antara/Asep Fathulrahman)

JAKARTA - Had been rushed to the hospital, but Roh Moo-hyun's life could not be saved. He fell from a hill located just 200 meters from his house. The hospital stated that the spirit suffered serious injuries to the head.

Some parts of his body, including the ribs and pelvis, also suffered fractures. He was declared dead at 08.30 local time on May 23, 2009 at the age of 62.

Moo-hyun's spirit was the President of South Korea for the period 2002-2008. As reported by the media, Roh is suspected of committing suicide due to the corruption scandal that ensnared him, his wife, and several members of his family. They are suspected of being involved in bribes from shoe businessmen.

Suicide seems to have become a culture in the people of South Korea. to punish the shame for the mistakes that have been made.

Not only the spirit of Moo-hyun, there are a number of famous names in South Korea who are recorded to have committed suicide due to a big mistake he has committed. Instead of bearing shame, it's better to die.

For example, Prime Minister Kim Young-chul and Busan Mayor Ahn Sang-young committed suicide in prison. Also the Governor of Jeolla Province.

Unlike Indonesia, this nation, according to the Director of Strategic PolEtik, M Subhan, has no shame or guilt. Look during the 20 years of reform, corruptors continued to divest from the center of power to small kings in the region.

"The rise of corruption cases makes it seem as if there are no more signs of Indonesia as a cultured nation that has a noble character," Subhan told VOI some time ago.

How not, the corruption system is still very weak. Unlike in China in the era of the powerful Xi Jinping who was ready to sentence corruptors to death. In Indonesia, the trial process for corruption cases has not provided a maximum deterrent effect to the perpetrators.

The average perpetrator's sentence in 2021, based on ICW data, is only 3 years and 5 months in prison. Not to mention with a number of remission decisions or conditional acquittals, which means that prisoners are released after serving at least two-thirds of their criminal period, provided that the two-thirds are no less than 9 (nine) months. In fact, the Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri alone agreed. At the moment of independence of the 77th Republic of Indonesia, he stated, "Corruption is a crime against humanity, not just harming state finances, but also seizing people's rights. Many countries fail to realize their goals because of corruption crimes."

The proof is clearly visible. In the period August 2022 to September 6, 2022, 23 convicts of corruption have been released. A total of 4 inmates are inmates at the Class II Tangerang Prison, 19 other inmates are inmates at the Class I Sukamiskin Prison.

Of the 23 names, there was the name Pinangki Sirna Malasari, the prosecutor who was charged with accepting bribes from Djoko Tjandra in order to escape his prison sentence. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in court, but the high court gave him a lighter sentence, only 4 years in prison and a fine of Rp600 million.

The judge assessed that Pinangki had admitted and regretted his actions. On the other hand, Pinangki also has a four-year-old child who was given the opportunity to raise and give love to his child.

The Prosecutor's Office executed Pinangki to prison on Monday, August 2, 2021. On the celebration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 2022, Pinangki received remission or a discount on his sentence for 3 months before finally being conditional on September 6, 2022," wrote Tempo.co.

Then, Queen Atut Chosiyah who was proven to have bribed the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Deputy Mochtar, related to the handling of the Lebak Regional Head Election dispute, Banten. She was sentenced to 7 years in prison in 2015 and an additional 5 years and 6 months in prison for being proven guilty of corruption in the procurement of medical devices at a referral hospital of the Banten Government.

Queen Atut is known to have started in prison in December 2013 and was released on September 9, 2022.

Then, Zumi Zola who was charged with bribing DPRD members. Zumi was sentenced to 6 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison. Zumi was executed on December 14, 2018 and was released on September 6, 2022.

As well as other names such as, the former Minister of Religion Suryadharma Ali, who has not even served 10 years in prison, but has received parole. This means that for only six years Suryadharma Ali was sentenced to prison, and Patrialis Akbar who was sentenced to 8 years in prison by the Central Jakarta Corruption Court of Judges on September 4, 2017 until finally parole on September 6, 2022.

The following is a list of 23 corrupt convicts who were released on condition: 1. Atut Ratu Choisiyah Binti Alm, Tubagus Hasan Shochib2. Desi Aryani Bin Abdul Halim3. Pinangki Sirna Malasari4. Mirawati Binti H. Johan Basri5. Syahrul Raja Sampurnajaya Bin H. Ahmad Muchlisin6. Setyabudi Tejocahyono7. Sugiharto Bin Isranto Tirto Atmojo8. Andri Tristianto Sutrisna Bin Endang Sutrisna9. Budi Susanto Bin Lo Tio Song10. Danis Hatmaji Bin Budianto11. Akbar Patricalist Bin Ali Akbar12. Edy Nasution Bin Abdul Rasyid Nasution13. Irvan Rivano Muchtar Bin Cecep Muchtar Soleh14. Ojang Sohandi Bin Ukna Sopandi15. Tubagus Cepy Septhiady Bin. TB E Yasep Akbar16. Zulkifli17. Andi Taufan Tiro Bin Andi Badarudin18. Arif Budiraharja Bin Suwarja Herdiana19. Supendi Bin Rasdriana Ali Bin. HM Ali Said21. Tubagus Chaeriana Chasan Bin Chasan Chasan22. Anang Sugiana Sudihardjo23. Amir Mirza Hutagalung Bin. HBM Parulian. During January-September 2022, we have issued 58,054 terms of parole, and leave before release for all inmates in Indonesia," said Head of Public Relations Section of the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjen Pas) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) Rika Aprianti in a written statement, Wednesday (6/9).