Jakarta - Former Chairman of the Indonesian Ombudsman (ORI) for the\n2026 period, Hery Susanto, admitted in court that he has been suffering\nfrom an eye stroke for approximately one year. The admission was made\nduring the reading of the indictment at the Corruption Court in Central\nJakarta District Court on Thursday. \u201cSo, my vision, if people look at me\nI appear normal, but actually my vision is not normal, it is dark. Due\nto diabetes,\u201d Hery revealed. The response was to a judge\u2019s question\nregarding Hery\u2019s condition before the trial commenced. Despite\nexperiencing the eye stroke, Hery was able to undergo the proceedings\nuntil completion.<\/p>\n
In the alleged corruption case related to nickel mining business\ngovernance for the 2021-2026 period, Hery is accused of receiving bribes\ntotalling Rp4.85 billion. The bribes were allegedly received to\ninfluence Hery, who at the time was still serving as a Member of the\nIndonesian Ombudsman for the 2021-2026 period, to manipulate the\nOmbudsman\u2019s Examination Result Report (LHP). The manipulation was\nintended to make Hery state in the Ombudsman\u2019s LHP that the\ndetermination of the non-tax state revenue (PNBP) payment obligation\nvalue for Forest Area Use (PKH) on behalf of PT Thosida Indonesia and PT\nDinamika Sejahtera Mandiri by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry\nwas an act of maladministration. Furthermore, it was intended to also\nstate in the LHP that the rejection of the application to upgrade\nExploration Mining Business Permits (IUP) to Production Operation IUPs\non behalf of PT Mitra Kumala Energi and PT Gold Telen River was an act\nof maladministration.<\/p>\n
In detail, Hery allegedly received bribes from Laode Sinarwan Oda,\nDirector of PT Thosida Indonesia, amounting to Rp675 million through\nLukman Malanuang, delivered via Edi Sukandi. He then received Rp200\nmillion from Tjia Peng Tjoan, also known as Peng, Director of PT\nDinamika Sejahtera Mandiri, through Lukman Malanuang. From Agung\nWinarno, he received a house located in Pulo Gebang Permai, Jakarta,\nvalued at Rp2.2 billion; cash amounting to Rp1.2 billion through Edi\nSukandi; and Rp525 million. In addition, the public prosecutor stated\nthere was also receipt of money from Muhammad Rozai, a representative of\nPT Mitra Kumala Energi, through Agung Winarno, amounting to Rp50\nmillion. For his actions, the former ORI Chairman is charged with\ncriminal acts stipulated in Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b\nor Article 5 paragraph (2) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number\n31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended and\nsupplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001, or Article 606 paragraph (2) of\nthe National Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 2 paragraph (8)\nappendix 1 number 28 in conjunction with Article VII number 49 of Law\nNumber 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustments.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/former-ombudsman-chairman-admits-to-suffering-eye-stroke-during-first-hearing-1782381391", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }