IDR 20 Billion in 5 Currencies in the Ronald Tannur Free Sentence Bribery Case
In total, IDR 20 billion was confiscated by the Attorney General’s Office when they searched the houses and apartments of three Surabaya District Court judges and one lawyer, the suspect in the bribery case who was acquitted, Gregorius Ronald Tannur.
Unmitigated, the billions were found in denominations of five currencies.
The Director of Investigation (Dirdik) of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Abdul Qohar revealed this regarding the confiscation of money and goods in a press conference at the Attorney General’s Office, Wednesday (23/10/2024) evening. At the press conference, three judges and one lawyer were also announced as suspects.
The three judges named as suspects were Erintuah Damanik (ED), Mangapul (M), and Heru Hanindyo (HH). Meanwhile, one lawyer named as a suspect is Lisa Rahmat (LR).
Qohar explained that investigators arrested the four people and conducted searches in several locations. From the search, the AGO confiscated billions in cash.
“In addition to the arrests, the investigative team also conducted searches in several places at several points regarding alleged criminal acts of corruption, bribery and/or gratification in connection with a legal criminal case that was decided at the Surabaya District Court on behalf of the defendant Ronald Tannur,” said Qohar.
The Attorney General’s Office confiscated billions in cash ranging from rupiah to foreign currency during searches at six locations. The Attorney General’s Office found strong indications that the three judges received bribes and gratuities from Lisa Rahmat.
“Investigators found strong indications that Ronald Tannur’s release was suspected of being ED, HH, M, and receiving bribes or gratuities from LR’s lawyer,” said Qohar.
Billions of money were confiscated from houses and apartments belonging to the suspects in Jakarta, Semarang and Surabaya. Apart from rupiah currency, investigators also confiscated currency in denominations of United States Dollars (USD), Singapore Dollars, Yen and Malaysian Ringgit.