Convicted case broker Artalyta Suryani, who outraged the public after her luxury life behind bars was revealed by the Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force, has been handed a 6 month prison reduction by the Supreme Court.
In what is sure to create further anger against an already controversial character, four of five judges presiding over a case review, cut Arthalyta's sentence from five years to four-and-a-half years for bribing state prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan with $660,000 in return for halting a major embezzlement case.
"Yes, it's true that her case review has been granted," Judge Krisna Harahap, one of the members of the review team, told Detik.com. Krisna, the only dissenting voice, said the reduction "should not have been given."
Presiding judge Djoko Sarwoko as well as judges Hatta Ali, Sofyan Martabaya and Imam Hariyadi approved the case review. It is unknown why they approved the application.
In January, Artalyta was discovered living in comparative luxury in East Jakarta's Pondok Bambu Women's Detention Center where she was serving her sentence.
The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force discovered high-profile inmates, including Artalyta, enjoying special privileges, including a karaoke room, spa treatments, air conditioning and LCD televisions.
Within a week, she was moved to a new shared cell in the Tangerang Women's Penitentiary.
