Jakarta, 29 April 2020. The Corruption Eradication Commission confirmed to have filed an appeal to the Supreme Court since 27 April 2020 on the decision of the Jakarta High Court Number: 9/PID.SUS-TPK/2020/PT.DKI on 22 April 2020 which has convicted the Defendant MUCHAMMAD ROMAHURMUZIY with a sentence of imprisonment for 1 year and a fine of Rp100 million which will be replaced with imprisonment for 3 months if the defendant does not pay the fine. This sentence is lighter than the initial sentence of imprisonment for 2 years.
The appeal was made because KPK viewed three issues in the DKI High Court's appeal decision. First, the Appellate Judges have not applied the law or have inappropriately applied the law.
This can be seen in the Appeal Tribunal's consideration regarding the receipt of money by the Defendant which the Defendant cannot account for even though it is clear that the money has changed hands into the Defendant's possession.
Secondly, the Appellate Judges did not apply the law or apply the evidentiary law improperly when considering the objections of the Public Prosecutor regarding additional sentences to the Defendant in the form of revocation of the right to be elected in public office. The judges did not provide clear legal considerations in overruling the Public Prosecutor's objections.
Third, the Appellate Judges did not give sufficient consideration related to the sentencing of the Defendant with a considerably low sentence.
Two days after filing an appeal, KPK received a letter from the Chair of the Corruption Criminal Court at the Central Jakarta District Court dated 29 April 2020, ordering KPK prosecutors to immediately release the defendant from detention. This is because the detention period served by the defendant is the same as the verdict by the High Court of DKI Jakarta.
Previously, KPK also received information that the Supreme Court had issued Decision Letter No. 4877/2020/S.2464.Tah.Sus/PP/2020/MA dated 29 April 2020, stipulating the detention of Defendant Muchammad Romahurmuziy for a maximum of 50 days from 27 April 2020.
However, in the Supreme Court's Introductory Letter to the Central Jakarta District Court, the information stated on 28 April 2020 regarding the defendant's detention period was the same as the decision of the High Court of DKI Jakarta to revise the Central Jakarta District Court's decision for 1 year, so on that date the defendant could be released by law.
KPK hopes that the Supreme Court can consider the reasons for the appeal in accordance with the legal facts and also consider the community's sense of justice especially because corruption is an extraordinary crime. KPK also realizes that the public is very concerned regarding the corruption cases being handled, including the light sentences for convicted corruptors.
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