Former Supreme Court Secretary Nurhadi Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment in Money Laundering Case

Former Supreme Court Secretary Nurhadi has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment in corruption and money laundering charges. The sentence was delivered during a trial at the Central Jakarta District Court on Friday, 13 March, presided over by lead judge Fajar Kusuma Aji.

The prosecutor’s office sought to impose seven years imprisonment and a fine of Rp500 million. Should the fine remain unpaid after asset seizure and auction prove insufficient, the fine would be converted to 140 days imprisonment.

Beyond prison and fines, prosecutors demanded Nurhadi pay replacement funds totalling Rp137.159 billion. Failure to pay this amount would result in a three-year custodial sentence.

The prosecution established that Nurhadi had demonstrably committed corruption offences involving gratification and money laundering offences. Nurhadi is accused of receiving gratification totalling Rp137.1 billion and laundering money worth Rp308.1 billion, comprising Rp307.2 billion and USD 50,000 (approximately Rp835 million at the rate of Rp16,700 per dollar). These funds were placed in accounts registered to third parties.

Nurhadi was previously convicted in 2021 of receiving bribes totalling Rp35.726 billion from the Chief Executive of PT Multicon Indrajaya Terminal, Hiendra Soenjoto, during the period 2014–2016, concerning the handling of two cases within the Supreme Court. In that same case, he was found to have received gratification worth Rp13.787 billion from various litigant parties across different court levels, including first instance, appeal, cassation, and judicial review proceedings.

Following his earlier sentence, Nurhadi was briefly released before facing fresh charges. Investigators subsequently pursued separate money laundering charges connected to gratification received whilst he held office at the Supreme Court.