Despite earlier reports, Cipinang penitentiary says it has not yet released former national development planning minister Paskah Suzetta, on parole.
“No, he has not been released,” Cipinang penitentiary chief Suharman told reporters on Monday.
Suharman asserted that there was no connection to the recent moratorium on remissions and parole for corruption and terrorism convicts.
“We do not see the link,” he said. “We have definitely not put him on parole."
Paskah was sentenced to 16 months in prison in mid-June after being found guilty of accepting Rp 600 million (US$68,400) in the form of 12 travelers' checks that were allegedly paid to win Miranda Swaray Goeltom a Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor post in 2004.
Earlier it was reported that Paskah may soon be granted parole.
Jakarta Corruption Court also sent to prison four of Paskah's colleagues from the Golkar Party, who at that time were lawmakers and members of House of Representatives Commission IX overseeing finance. They all were sentenced to 16 months in prison.
The lawmakers are Ahmad Hafiz Zawawi, Martin Bria Seran, Bobby Suhadirman and Anthony Zeidra.
The case has also imprisoned another 23 former lawmakers from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the United Development Party (PPP) and the now-defunct army/police faction.
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