Judges convicted Harvey became a high judge in Papua, that's the reason for the Supreme Court

Jakarta -The Supreme Court (MA) has changed the judge who handled the Harvey Maly Corruption case, namely Judge Eko Aryanto, to West Papuea. The Supreme Court said Papua did not have judges. “Yesterday (EKO) passed the high judge’s investigation. There was another shortage of judges,” Jubir Ma said, Yanto, told reporters on Monday (12/5/2025). Yanto emphasized that the mutation after West Papua was pure internal needs. Not related to the case handled by ECO. Browse to continue with content “(mutation for) organizational needs,” continues Yanto. Head of the Bureau of Law and Public Relations of Ma Sandi said there were 11 judges transferred to being high judges. This mutation, Soebidi explained, for the refreshment of the organization. “In the Rapim on May 9, they were transferred to becoming high judges in East Indonesia,” Sandi explained. Sobyi said Eko is one of the high judges placed in eastern Indonesia. Because EKO has previously passed the exam of the high judge. “To become a high judge, the conditions are graduated. Thus, because in certain areas there is a shortage of high judges, 11 people who have passed the exam are transferred or promotions as high judges,” he continued. It is known, there were 41 judges transferred, including the chairman, Deputy Chairman, to high judges in Supreme Course in Indonesia. The name Eko Aryanto is included in the list of names of judges who have been transferred. Eko Aryanto is a Chief Justice who, on the first level, has difficulty trial with the defendant Harvey. Eko sentenced 6 years and 6 months imprisonment to Harvey, accompanied by a RP 1 billion fine and the obligation to pay a replacement money of 210 billion RP. In his atmosphere at the time, the judge said that Harvey was guilty of corruption that caused state losses to reach 300 trillion and money laundering. Additional punishment in the form of a spoil of Harvey property is also determined to compensate for state losses. But now Harvey’s ruling on appeal level has been increased, the man of artist Sandra Dewi was sentenced by the Jakarta High Court (PT) to 20 years in prison. Eko was transferred to being a judge of the West Papua Supreme Court. In April, Eko, who was originally a judge in the Central Jakarta District Court, was moved to be a judge of the Sidoarjo District Court. (ISA/DHN) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here