Razman Arif Nasution Transferred to Cipinang Prison After Supreme Court Rejects Appeal

Lawyer Razman Arif Nasution has been transferred to the Class I Cipinang Prison after the Supreme Court rejected his cassation appeal in a defamation case against fellow lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea. Razman was taken into custody at Cipinang Prison yesterday.

“On Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 16.20 WIB, the admission of one person for execution from the North Jakarta District Attorney’s Office was carried out, namely Razman Arif Nasution,” confirmed the Head of Class I Cipinang Prison, Syarpani, on Friday (26/6/2026).

Syarpani explained that Razman’s transfer to the Class I Cipinang Prison was based on the North Jakarta District Attorney’s Office Letter Number: B-4374/M.1.11/Eku.3/06/2026 dated 25 June 2026, regarding the admission of a convict for the execution of a court decision.

The Supreme Court rejected the cassation appeal of lawyer Razman Arif Nasution in the defamation case against lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea. Razman remains sentenced to 1.5 years in prison.

“Reject the Public Prosecutor’s cassation and reject the Defendant’s cassation,” read the cassation ruling number 5227 K/PID.SUS/2026, as seen on the official Supreme Court website on Tuesday (19/5).

The cassation was adjudicated by a panel of judges chaired by Supreme Justice Yohanes Priyana, with members Noor Edi Yono and Sutarjo. The time taken to decide the cassation was 9 days.

The case was initially tried at the North Jakarta District Court. The judge declared Razman legally and convincingly proven guilty of jointly, intentionally, and without right transmitting and/or making accessible electronic information and/or electronic documents containing insults and/or defamation on an ongoing basis. The judge also declared Razman proven to have jointly committed slander.

The case occurred in 2022. Prosecutors charged Razman with defaming Hotman jointly with Putri Iqlima Aprilia.

Iqlima was also a defendant in this case. She was sentenced to 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp 100 million.

Meanwhile, Razman was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison and a fine of Rp 200 million. Razman did not accept the verdict and filed an appeal up to the cassation level. His legal efforts have now been exhausted.