Brief Description of the Supreme Court Decision Number 610 K/Pid.Sus/2020

The author examines Supreme Court Decision Number 610 K/Pid.Sus/2020, namely the corruption case jointly involving Nasir L., S.Sos. The decision is a cassation decision that was rejected by the judge with improvements related to the previous decision, namely the Corruption Crime Court Decision at the Makassar High Court Number 24/PID SUS TPK/2019/PT.MKS, dated September 12, 2019, which upheld the Corruption Crime Court Decision at the Makassar District Court Number 20/PID.SUS/TPK/2019/PN Mks, dated July 16, 2019. The improvement concerned the length of the sentence imposed and the replacement money charged to the Defendant Nasir, L. S.Sos, considering that the state financial loss caused by the Defendant's actions was quite significant, as well as for the consistency of the decision and the unity of legal opinion in the practice of eradicating corruption.

The case in Supreme Court Decision Number 610 K/Pid.Sus/2020 is related to systematic and historical interpretation. Conceptually, the interpretation made by the judge in the decision is correct according to the method of legal interpretation and is in accordance with legal procedural. The interpretation made by the judge in the decision is to interpret several provisions of the law, namely the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) and Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes (hereinafter referred to as the Anti-Corruption Law).