Jakarta. Supreme Court has rejected appeal filed by former court official Zarof Ricar, affirming an 18-year prison sentence for his role in a sweeping bribery and gratification scandal within the judiciary.

The ruling was recorded on the court’s case registry page on Friday, stating: “Reject the appeal of the public prosecutor and the defendant.” The decision was handed down on Wednesday by a three-judge panel led.

With the rejection of both appeals, the sentence is now final and binding. The Attorney General’s Office said it would move forward with executing the verdict once it receives the Supreme Court’s official written decision.

Zarof’s legal troubles escalated earlier this year when the Jakarta High Court increased his prison term from 16 to 18 years after finding him guilty in a case involving bribery related to case handling and the acceptance of massive illicit gratuities. The appellate ruling also imposed a Rp 1 billion fine, with a subsidiary six months’ imprisonment in case of non-payment.

The former senior official at the Supreme Court was initially convicted by the Jakarta Corruption Court for accepting bribes to influence the outcome of a high-profile murder case involving Ronald Tannur, who had been acquitted by the Surabaya District Court in 2024. Judges concluded that Zarov intervened to shape the cassation process to maintain Ronald's, who is the son of a former lawmaker, freedom.

The appeals court went further, detailing staggering sums involved in Zarof’s corruption. Over the past decade, he was found to have received Rp 915 billion in illicit funds and 51 kilograms of gold, believed to be payments from parties seeking favorable outcomes in cases he oversaw.