Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) evaluate the decision at the appeal level Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari by the DKI Jakarta High Court is outrageous.
Earlier, the appellate judge reduced Pinangki’s sentence from the original 10 years in prison to four years in prison.
“ICW considers that the appeal decision of the DKI Jakarta High Court against Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari is really outrageous. Why not, Pinangki should have been sentenced to a more severe sentence (20 years or for life) instead of cutting back,” said ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in a written message to CNNIndonesia.com, Monday (14/6).
According to him, the heavier punishment should be applied considering Pinangki is a law enforcer. Moreover, the former Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Sub-Section 2 at the Planning Bureau of the Deputy Attorney General for the Development of the Attorney General’s Office was proven to have committed three crimes at once, namely corruption, money laundering, and conspiracy.
“With this combination alone, the public can say that Pinangki’s appeal decision has damaged the public’s common sense,” said Kurnia.
He considered the decision of the DKI Jakarta High Court to show clearly that the judiciary is increasingly not taking sides in efforts to eradicate corruption.
“This has actually been clearly seen in the trend of monitoring trials conducted by ICW, the average sentence for corruptors throughout 2020 is only 3 years and 1 month in prison,” he said.
“With this condition, the corruptors should be worthy to express their deepest gratitude to the Supreme Court,” he continued.
Kurnia then asked the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to file an appeal for an appeal. If later an appeal is filed, he asked the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to be selective and supervise the process.
“ICW recommends that the Judicial Commission and the Supervisory Body of the Supreme Court investigate the irregularities behind the decision,” added Kurnia.
Similarly, the Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman also asked the AGO to file an appeal. The reason, according to him, the appeal decision against Pinangki has hurt the public’s sense of justice.
“With a reduced (punishment), it feels like it’s hurting people’s sense of justice because whatever he (Pinangki) is a prosecutor who should arrest Djoko Tjandra. I still ask the AGO to appeal,” he said.
The High Court of DKI Jakarta granted the appeal of Prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari. The sentence against Pinangki was four years in prison from the original 10 years in prison.
Pinangki was proven to have committed criminal acts of corruption, money laundering (TPPU), and malicious conspiracy related to the handling of cases of convicts of corruption in claim rights (assignment) Bank Bali, Djoko Tjandra.
In his consideration, the appellate judge revealed a number of mitigating factors. Among them Pinangki pleaded guilty and regretted his actions, and had agreed to be dismissed from his profession as a prosecutor.
Later, Pinangki was a mother with a four -year -old son. Then, Pinangki as a woman must get attention, protection and be treated fairly.
(ryn/sfr)
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