Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Former Supreme Court Secretary Nurhadi, Swallow's Nest Business Claim Refuted

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) has requested that the panel of judges impose a seven-year prison sentence on former Supreme Court Secretary Nurhadi in the case of alleged bribery, gratification, and money laundering (TPPU).

“We, the public prosecutors, reiterate our indictment, particularly point two, to impose a prison sentence of seven years on the defendant Nurhadi, along with a fine of Rp500 million,” stated one of the prosecutors while reading the rebuttal verdict at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday (26/3/2026).

According to the prosecutor, Rezky acted as Nurhadi’s representative in dealings with parties related to this case. All fund flows through Rezky’s accounts were said to be for Nurhadi’s benefit.

“However, it was wrongly attributed as if it were for Rezky Herbiyono’s personal use, which serves as an alibi from the defendant, and this has been refuted as per the indictment,” the prosecutor explained.

The prosecutors also refuted Nurhadi’s claim that his income was legitimate from swallow’s nest bird farming. This claim lacks sufficient evidence and thus cannot serve as a justifying reason.

Moreover, the income from the swallow’s nest business is not commensurate with the amount alleged by the prosecutors.

“Even the defendant’s swallow’s nest business has unclear income. It only consists of notes and the defendant’s statements, whose truth is questionable,” the prosecutor added.

Based on these considerations, the prosecutors requested that the panel of judges impose the sentence in accordance with the indictment.

The receipts occurred while Nurhadi was still in office and after his retirement as Supreme Court Secretary. The funds were received through accounts in the name of Rezky Herbiyono and several other parties.

In addition to gratification, Nurhadi is also suspected of money laundering with a total value of around Rp308.1 billion, including 50,000 US dollars.

For his actions, Nurhadi is charged with multiple articles. For the gratification offence, Nurhadi is accused of violating Article 12 B in conjunction with Article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law (UU Tipikor) along with Article 127 Paragraph (1) of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, for the TPPU case, Nurhadi is accused of violating Article 607 Paragraph (1) Letter A in conjunction with Article 127 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code Law.