Marcella Santoso et al were accused of defrauding a judge of Rp. 40 billion for a sentence to release a migrant

Jakarta – Lawyer Marcella Santoso has been charged with giving a bribe of IDR 40 billion to get an acquittal in a corruption case that processed permits to export crude palm oil (CPO) or cooking oil ingredients. The prosecutor said the bribe was given by Marcella. Marcella Santoso’s indictment hearing was held at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (22/10/2025). Marcella was accused of giving a bribe of IDR 40 billion to the judge along with three other defendants, namely Ariyanto and Juanedi Saibih as lawyers and M Syafei as a representative of the Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group and Musim Mas Group corporations. “He committed or participated in it together with Ariyanto, Junaedi Saibih and M Syafei as parties representing the corporate interests of the Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group and Musim Mas Group in the criminal act of corruption in providing export facilities for crude palm oil or CPO and its derivatives to the palm oil industry by giving or reading out something give or read out, charge. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT The prosecutor said that the Rp. Bribes of 40 billion were given by Marcella et al in two handovers via Muhammad Arif Nuryanta as Deputy Chairman of the Central Jakarta District Court and Wahyu Gunawan as Junior Civil Registrar of the North Jakarta District Court. Then Arif and Wahyu did the money distributed to the panel of judges who heard the corruption case of migrant corporations, namely judges Djuyamto, Agam Syarief Baharudin and Ali Muhtarom. “Give cash in the form of US dollars (USD) amounting to USD 2,500,000 or approximately Rp. 40 billion to the judge,” the prosecutor said. The prosecutor said the bribe was given so that the panel of judges would deliver an acquittal in the migrant corporation corruption case. The prosecutor said Marcella, Ariyanto and Junaedi were lawyers for the migrant corporation. “With the aim of influencing the decision in the case handed over to him for trial, namely so that the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court which investigated the cooking oil corporation corruption case on behalf of the defendants Permata Hijau Group, Wilmar Group and Musim Mas Group and gave an acquittal or impeachment decision,” said the prosecutor. Prosecutors also accused Marcella, Ariyanto and M Syafei of committing the crime of money laundering (TPPU). committed Prosecutors believe the three of them hid and/or concealed the proceeds of criminal acts of corruption related to this case for personal gain. “That the Accused Marcella Santoso together with Ariyanto placed, transferred, diverted, spent, paid gifts, entrusted, took abroad, changed the form, exchanged for currency, securities or other actions in relation to assets, which are in the indictment, which he knows or which he reasonably said are the accused, are the accused of the accused. The following are the details of the bribe of IDR 40 billion: 1. First gift, cash in the form of USD 100 denominations amounting to USD 500 thousand or IDR 8 billion with details of receipt from each party as follows: – Muhammad Arif Nuryanta USD denominations worth IDR 3.3 billion – Wahyu Gunawan value USD 0 million IDR to 8 billion SGD denominations worth IDR 1.7 billion – Agam Syarief Baharudin USD denominations and SGD worth Rp. 1.1 billion- Ali Muhtarom USD denominations worth Rp. 1.1 billion 2. Second gift, cash in denominations of USD 2 million or approximately Rp. 32 billion with details of receipt by each party as follows:- Muhammad Arif Nuryanta USD denominations worth Rp. 12.4 billion- Wahyu Gunawan USD 100 thousand denominations worth Rp. 1.6 billion- Djuyamto US dollar denominations worth Rp. 7.8 billion- Agam Syarief Baharudin USD denomination worth IDR 5.1 billion- Ali Muhtarom USD denomination worth IDR 5.1 billion Marcella and Ariyanto were charged with violating Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 5 paragraph 1 letter a or Article 13 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Paragraph 1 Law on Corruption and Article 5 Code and Article 3 or Article 4 or Article 5 of Act No. 8 of 2010 on the Prevention and Eradication of Crime Money Laundering. Juanedi Saibih 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 of the Penal Code. 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 chairman of the South Jakarta District Court when he receives bribes in Migor case’: (mib/azh)