Last year, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation and arrested several individuals, including the Regent of Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi. The operation was conducted discreetly. The proceedings of the defendants were also conducted far from media coverage. All parties were found guilty, with the disgraced Regent Sri Wahyumi Maria Manalip was punished to four years and six months in prison. The situation stayed quiet for a while, until Sri decided to go for a Reconsideration. To everyone’s surprise, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sri, and reduced her sentence to only two years in prison. The shocking decision is paired with the fact that the KPK cannot file another legal remedy so there is no other option besides accepting the disappointing decision.
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