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        "id": 1837905,
        "msgid": "legal-roundup-nadiem-amnesty-silmy-karim-case-development-1783043563",
        "date": "2026-07-03 08:21:45",
        "title": "Legal roundup: Nadiem amnesty, Silmy Karim case development",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Coordinating Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra stated there has been no presidential directive regarding amnesty for former minister Nadiem Makarim, while the Attorney General's Office has appealed his 10-year corruption sentence. Separately, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating alleged extortion at the Depok Immigration Office linked to Deputy Minister Silmy Karim and tracing assets of a former MPR secretary-general's family.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and\nCorrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra emphasised that there has been no\ndirective or discussion regarding amnesty for former Minister of\nEducation, Culture, Research, and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim.\nYusril said the government respects the ongoing legal process and has\nnot received any proposal concerning amnesty for Nadiem. \u2018There has been\nno discussion or proposal whatsoever. Amnesty, abolition, and\nrehabilitation are entirely the prerogative of the President,\u2019 Yusril\nsaid when met in Depok, West Java, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined the wife and\nchild of former MPR Secretary-General Ma\u2019ruf Cahyono as witnesses on\nThursday to trace assets from alleged gratuities. KPK spokesperson Budi\nPrasetyo said the examination was needed to trace or confirm the\nsuspect\u2019s assets linked to the gratuity case. He added that the KPK is\nstill investigating whether the family enjoyed any assets resulting from\nthe gratuities.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chairman of House Commission III Ahmad Sahroni urged the\nNational Police to pursue the masterminds behind the rampant spam of\nonline gambling advertisements on social media. He believes the\nphenomenon should not be difficult for the police to uncover as it is\nblatant and visible. \u2018I ask the Criminal Investigation Department\u2019s\nCyber Crime Directorate to provide full support to the Ministry of\nCommunication and Digital in eradicating online gambling spam,\u2019 Sahroni\nsaid in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General\u2019s Office has filed an appeal against the\nCorruption Court\u2019s verdict sentencing Nadiem Makarim to 10 years in\nprison in a Chromebook procurement corruption case. \u2018The prosecution\nteam has received the court\u2019s decision and today declared an appeal,\u2019\nsaid the Head of the Attorney General\u2019s Legal Information Centre, Anang\nSupriatna, in Jakarta on Thursday. He added that one of the\nconsiderations in the appeal memorandum will be the house arrest status\ncurrently imposed on Nadiem.<\/p>\n<p>The KPK is investigating alleged extortion in the processing of\nforeign nationals\u2019 residence permits at the Depok Class I Non-TPI\nImmigration Office in West Java, as part of the ongoing case against\nDeputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections for 2024-2026, Silmy\nKarim. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the investigation was\nconducted by examining an employee of the Depok Immigration Office,\nidentified as WNR, as a witness on Thursday. \u2018Investigators are probing\nthe witness from the Depok Immigration Office. The allegation is\nsimilar, involving receipt of money related to immigration services at\nthe Depok Immigration Office,\u2019 Budi said at the KPK\u2019s Red and White\nBuilding in Jakarta.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/legal-roundup-nadiem-amnesty-silmy-karim-case-development-1783043563",
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