KPK Names Medan`s Ad-hoc Corruption Judge Bribery Suspect
29 August 2018 18:40 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Merry Purba as a suspect in a bribery case. Merry is an ad-hoc judge for corruption cases in the District Court of Medan, who allegedly took bribes for ruling cases in favor of the bribers.
"Setelahpemeriksaanawalfollowing his arrest, we concluded that the suspect received reward for the verdicts he made," KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo said in Jakarta on August 29.
Along with Merry, the KPK named three other suspects; the Medan District Court's clerk, Helpandi; businessman Tamin Sukardi; and Tamin'sright-hand man Hadi Setiawan.
Agus said that the KPK suspects Merry of receiving Sin$280,000 from Tamin Sukardi through Helpandi and Hadi Setiawan. The bribe was allegedly given to overrule the court's decision over corruption implicating Tamin Sukardi, in which he was sentenced to six-year in prison.
Merry Purba had issued a Dissenting Opinion (DO) over the ruling.
Andita Rahma