Japanese Court Demands Dewi Sukarno Pay a Fine of IDR 3 Billion

  

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The Japanese Labor Court imposed a fine of 29 million yen or around IDR. 3.03 billion on President Sukarno's wife, Naoko Nemoto alias Dewi Sukarno. The sanctions were imposed following the termination of employment (PHK) of two employees. The lawsuit was filed in February 2021. At that time, Dewi's two employees refused to work in the office because they were worried about being exposed to the Covid-19 virus. Meanwhile, it was reported that Dewi had just traveled to Indonesia. Dewi was reportedly angry when she heard the attitude of two of her employees and then laid them off. "I'm also angry with all of you who treated me like a germ even though my test results were negative. You suffer from coronaphobia. I think I will never come to the office again because I can't work with you who have hurt my character," said Dewi.[1]

In March 2022, two of his fired employees filed a labor lawsuit against Dewi's office. For your information, the Japanese Labor Court is a system for resolving disputes through courts between workers and employers quickly and fairly. In August 2022, a litigation decision was made to require the two to pay a combined settlement fee of 6 million yen. However, Dewi reportedly objected to this, resulting in a lawsuit. The issue in the trial was whether or not the dismissal of the two former employees was legal. Dewi's party said that the two employees had a telephone conversation with Dewi's lawyer and clearly agreed to resign. In the conversation, Dewi's lawyer also reportedly admitted that the dismissal was illegal and committed to paying a sum of money to the two employees and accepting the mutually agreed resignation.[2]

Then the court accepted the two employees' plaintiff's lawsuit and decided that the dismissal was invalid, meaning that the employment relationship continued. Lawyer Ayao Masaki, a representative of Your Ace, a law firm that specializes in employment, said the two employees are no longer Dewi employees and have not received a salary since April 2021. One's monthly salary is 270,000 yen, while the other's is 300,000 yen. If wages cannot be paid according to the specified date, the salary paid is mandatory with 3% interest. "If you are unable to pay on the scheduled date, you will be asked to pay legal interest of 3% of the monthly salary that is due from the date of payment, with interest of 3% per year until paid which should have been paid on April 30 2021 is now almost 300,000 yen and interest," the report wrote.[3]

In other words, Dewi was ordered to pay a combined monthly salary of 570,000 yen and interest in full starting April 2021. In addition, when the claims for unpaid overtime wages of the two men were approved, the total amount to be paid by Dewi was approximately 29 million yen as of December 2024, when this decision was issued. Ultimately, the employee remains employed while the case is being fought in court, so the amount paid becomes larger as the trial drags on. Responding to the decision, Dewi admitted that there was no problem. "It's okay to lose!" said Dewi.[4] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Pengadilan Jepang Tuntut Dewi Sukarno Bayar Denda Rp 3 Miliar", www.detik.com., Andi Hidayat - detikFinance, Minggu, 19 Jan 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 1 Februari 2025, Link: https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7739928/pengadilan-jepang-tuntut-dewi-sukarno-bayar-denda-rp-3-miliar

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.