Ministry of Manpower officials sentenced to 4-6.5 years in K3 certificate corruption case

A Jakarta court has sentenced seven officials and staff members of the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) to prison terms ranging from 4 to 6.5 years for their involvement in a bribery and gratification scheme related to the issuance of K3 (Occupational Safety and Health) certificates.

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The panel of judges concluded that the amount received can be stated as gratification for Defendant I Hery Sutanto amounting to Rp1,455,120,000 (Rp1.45 billion) while for Defendant II Subhan amounting to Rp598,722,222 (Rp598.7 million).

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) court found the defendants guilty of jointly committing corruption. Among them, Hery Sutanto, a director, was found to have received gratification totaling Rp1.45 billion, while Subhan, a sub-coordinator, received Rp598.7 million. The court determined that the total non-technical funds illicitly received by the defendants amounted to Rp49.6 billion.

The court's decision stated that these funds were provided by Occupational Safety and Health Service Companies (PJK3) in violation of the defendants' public service duties. While the prosecution had presented specific figures, the panel of judges adjusted the final amounts based on the evidence presented during the trial, emphasizing a thorough examination of the facts.

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Therefore, the panel of judges cannot simply base the determination of the amount of non-technical money received by each of the defendants solely on the figures stated in the prosecutor's indictment, but based on calculations based on legal facts in the trial.

However, the court disagreed with the prosecution regarding the honorarium payments received by the defendants, ruling them to be legally valid. Despite this, the core charges of corruption related to bribery and gratification were upheld. The convicted individuals, including Director General of Binwasnaker and K3 Fahrurozi, were found guilty under relevant articles of the Corruption Eradication Law and the Criminal Code.

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The receipt of honorariums and as resource persons or evaluators is a legally valid receipt by the defendants.