Marcella Santoso et al are also charged with money laundering and dismissed in Migor case

Jakarta – Lawyers Marcella Santoso, Ariyanto Bakri and M Syafei, as representatives of the cooking oil (migor) corporation, were charged with giving bribes worth IDR 40 billion to the panel of judges for an acquittal verdict in the migrant case. Prosecutors also accused Marcella, Ariyanto and M Syafei of committing the crime of money laundering (TPPU). The indictment hearing for Marcella, Ariyanto and M Syafei was held at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (22/10/2025). The corporate defendants acquitted were the Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group and Musim Mas Group. Prosecutors said Marcella laundered money worth IDR 52.5 billion. Prosecutors said Marcella used the company’s name to own assets and mixed the proceeds of corruption with legitimate profits when the money was laundered. Scroll to continue with content “In the form of money in USD, namely IDR 28 billion, which was controlled by the accused Marcella, Ariyanto, M Syafei, and legal fees amounting to IDR 24,537,610,159 that came from the proceeds of criminal acts of corruption that the judge said to give something to a procu or procu. “With the purpose of the cooking oil corporation corruption case to be decided by a dismissal decision, with the aim of concealing or disguising the origin of the assets, namely using the company name in asset ownership and mixing the proceeds of crime with money obtained legally,” the prosecutor added. The prosecutor said M Syafei also had money worth IDR 28 billion and operational money of IDR 411 million washed. Prosecutors believe the money comes from the proceeds of criminal acts of corruption. “In the form of money, including an amount of money in the form of US dollars worth IDR 28 billion controlled by the defendant M Syafei together with Ariyanto and Marcella Santoso and operational money amounting to IDR 411,698,223 derived from the proceeds of criminal acts of corruption in the case of giving or promising something to a cook with the incorporation of something to a cook. corruption case to be decided with a dismissal decision, with the aim of hiding or disguising the origin of the assets,” said the prosecutor in the indictment of M Syafei. Marcella and Ariyanto were charged with the violation of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 13 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Act in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Penal Code and Article 3 or Article 4 or Article 5 of Act No. M Syafei was charged with the violation of Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 13 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Act in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 56 of the Penal Code and Article 3 or Article 4 or No 10 of Act and Article 18 of Prevention. of the Crime of Money Laundering. Also watch the video ‘Reaction of the former head of the South Jakarta District Court when he receives bribes for Migor cases’: (mib/idn)