Supreme Court Justice Sudrajad Bribery Corruption Case
Legal Literacy - LKPK has named Supreme Court Justice Sudrajat Dimyati as a suspect. This is related to alleged bribery in handling cases at the Supreme Court. This case originated from criminal reports and civil lawsuits filed with the Semarang District Court by Intidana Savings and Loans Cooperative debtors, Heryanto Tanaka (HT) and Ivan Dwi Kusuma Sujanto (IDKS), represented by their legal counsel, Yosep Parera (YP) and Eko Suparno (ES).
Then, in 2022, suspects Heryanto and Ivan Dwi filed a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court against the decisions of the District Court and High Court, still using Yosep and Eko as their legal counsel.
Yosep and Eko communicated with several employees of the Supreme Court Registrar's Office who were considered capable of being liaisons and facilitators to the Panel of Judges.
Desy Yustria, a civil servant in the Supreme Court Registrar's Office, was an employee who was willing and agreed with Yosep and Eko. Desy Yustria invited Supreme Court Justice Elly Tri Pangestu and Junior Registrar of the Supreme Court Muhajir Habibie to be liaisons for the transfer of funds to the Panel of Judges.
Yosep and Eko obtained funds for the judges from Heryanto and Ivan Dwi. Yosep and Eko then handed over approximately SGD 202,000 (equivalent to IDR 2.2 billion) to Desy Yustria, which was then divided with details: Desy Yustria received approximately IDR 250 million, Muhajir Habibie received approximately IDR 850 million, Elly Tri Pangestu received approximately IDR 100 million, and Sudrajat Dimyati received approximately IDR 800 million, which was received through Elly Tri Pangestu.
Distribution of Bribe Money on the 11th Floor of the Supreme Court Building
The indictment filed by the KPK against Supreme Court Justice Sudrajad Dimyati has been submitted to the Bandung District Court (PN). On the 11th floor of the Supreme Court Building, where Judge Elly received money distributed by Sudrajat Dimyati and Judge Elly from Muhajir Habibie, Sudrajat Dimyati was said to have received bribes for the benefit of the bribers. The money was put into a pink goodie bag with two envelopes.
Adding to the Long List of Judge Corruption
This case also adds to the long list of judges who corruption. According to KPK data, no less than 21 judges have been proven to have committed corrupt practices since the anti-corruption agency was established.
Why are Judges Involved in Corruption?
Several factors need to be considered to understand why this condition could occur. First, the track record of Judge Sudrajad Dimiyati is questionable. This has been evident since 2013, when Sudrajad allegedly attempted to bribe members of Commission III of the House of Representatives during the fit and proper test process for candidates for Supreme Court justices. After being examined by the Judicial Commission, he was rejected for appointment as a Supreme Court justice in 2013, but was elected as a Supreme Court justice in the Civil Chamber a year later. This at least indicates that the selection process for candidates for Supreme Court justices does not prioritize integrity values.
Second, the weak oversight process carried out by the Supreme Court Supervisory Body and the Judicial Commission institutionally has opened up opportunities for corruption in the judicial sector. As a result, many corrupt judges and court employees are not detected by law enforcement.
At the same time, if we look back over the past few years, the performance of the Supreme Court has received a lot of public attention. Among them is the imposition of light sentences on perpetrators of repeated criminal acts of corruption. Based on ICW data regarding sentencing trends, the average court sentence in 2021 was only 3 years and 5 months.
In addition, instead of increasing the provision of a deterrent effect, the Supreme Court has instead liberally offered discounts to shorten prison terms through the Judicial Review (PK) process. Based on ICW sentencing trend data, there were 15 corruption convicts whose sentences were reduced through this extraordinary legal effort in 2021.
Some time ago, the Supreme Court also contributed to the release of 23 corruption convicts. The Supreme Court overturned Government Regulation No. 99 of 2012 concerning Requirements and Procedures for Implementing the Rights of Correctional Institution Inmates after conducting a judicial review of the regulation, which strictly regulates the requirements for granting remissions and parole to convicts in corruption cases..
ICW Recommendations for eradicating corruption in the judicial sector
For this reason, extraordinary measures are needed to eradicate corruption in the judicial sector and restore public trust in judicial institutions. ICW recommends on the anti-corruption.org site that the Supreme Court immediately conduct a thorough evaluation to ensure integrity, especially for judges in the Supreme Court and judicial institutions under it; the Supreme Court cooperates with the Judicial Commission and the Corruption Eradication Commission to map the potential for corruption in judicial institutions so that it can be used to form oversight policies; the Corruption Eradication Commission develops this case and takes action against all parties suspected of being involved in this case, so that the judicial mafia can be eradicated.
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