Get abolition, the Ago confirmed the appeal of 4.5 years of Tom Lembong not continued

Jakarta – The Attorney’s Office (ago) office received a copy of the Presidential decision (Keppres) number 18 of 2025 related to the abolition of former Minister of Trade, Thomas Trikasih Lembong or Tom Lembong. With this presidential decision, the appeals attempt, which was in the process of the Jakarta High Court, was not continued. “Everyone (including appeal). It is therefore complete, I mean. I mean earlier, the process and all the consequences have been completely resolved,” Sutikno, director of prosecution (Dirtut), said, Sutikno told reporters on Friday (1/8/2025). Sutikno said that all legal processes and legal consequences for Tom Lembong were abolished. It is known, Tom Lembong and the public prosecutor have appealed for a 4.5 -year sentence in a corruption case in the import of sugar. Browse to continue the content, however, Sutikno said that the corruption case of sugar input continues, although the legal process against Tom Lembong has been discontinued. Including the legal process of ten other defendants. “It gives the abolition of Mr. Tom Lembong. The nature of the law, this crime still exists, the process continues,” Sutikno said. “There was only one person’s abolition, the other process continued,” he continued. The ten defendants except Tom Lembong in this case, namely Charles Sitorus (former director of PT Indonesian trading enterprise); Tony Wijaya NG (President Director of Pt Angels Products); Then Surianto Eka Prasetyo (director of PT Makassar Tene), Hansen Setiawan (President Director of Pt Sentra Busahatama Jaya), Indra Suryaningrat (president of PT Medan Sugar Industry). Dan, Eka Sapanca (president of PT Permata Dunia Utama), Wisnu Hendraningrat (President Director of PT Andalan Furnindo), Hendrogiarto W. Tiwow (Director of Pt Duta Sugar International), Hans Falita Hutama (president of Pt Berkah Manis Makmur), and Ali Sandja Boerider of Pt Berkah Manis) Temu mas). For information, abolition is the elimination of the total result of the imposition of a decision on the Criminal Court of a conviction guilty of offense, given by the president. Removal can be carried out by the president because the president is a party that has the power of management in general and special government power. The award of abolition is included in special power. The right of the President to abolish was first regulated in the Constitution of 1945 as a result of independence. Article 14 of the Constitution of 1945 contains that “the President gave Praxi, Amnesty, abolition and rehabilitation.” (Ond/WNV)