Case file complete, Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko and others to be tried soon
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has completed the investigation stage in the case of alleged bribery related to appointments, project bribes, and other gratuities for three suspects, including the Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko (on leave).
The other two suspects are Agus Pramono, the Regional Secretary of Ponorogo Regency, and Yunus Mahatma, Director of RSUD Dr. Harjono Ponorogo.
‘Today, Friday (6 March 2026), the investigation file in the case of alleged criminal conduct related to bribery in appointments, bribery in projects, and other gratuities in the Ponorogo Regency has been declared complete or P21, and the suspect and evidence handover has been carried out by investigators to the Public Prosecutor’s Office (JPU),’ said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in a statement on Friday (6 March 2026).
‘The Public Prosecutor’s Office subsequently has a maximum of 14 working days to prepare the indictment and register it, after which the case will be heard at the district court,’ he added.
Previously, KPK named Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko and three others as suspects in a case of bribery relating to the management of appointments and a project at RSUD Ponorogo and other gratification in Ponorogo Regency on Friday 7 November 2025.
The other three suspects are Agus Pramono, the Regional Secretary of Ponorogo; Yunus Mahatma, Director of RSUD Dr. Harjono Ponorogo; and Sucipto, a contractor for RSUD Ponorogo.
The four suspects were captured in an operation on Friday.
In the matter, KPK says, Sugiri received bribes from Yunus Mahatma, as Director of RSUD Harjono Ponorogo, to ensure that his position as director would not be replaced.
KPK also says that Sugiri received bribes in a package of works within RSUD Ponorogo, taking a fee of Rp 1.4 billion from Sucipto, a contractor for RSUD Harjono.
Additionally, KPK found that Sugiri received further gratuities amounting to Rp 225 million between 2023 and 2025 from Yunus, and Rp 75 million from a private party in October 2025.
KPK has detained the suspects for an initial 20 days from Saturday 8 November 2025 to Sunday 27 November 2025 at the Merah Putih branch detention house.
For the offences, Sugiri and Yunus are alleged to have committed corruption offences under Article 12(a) or (b) and/or Article 11 and/or Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law (UU TPK) in conjunction with Article 55(1) sentence 1 of the Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP).
Meanwhile, Sugiri together with Agus Pramono are alleged to have committed corruption offences under Article 12(a) or (b) and/or Article 11 and/or Article 12B UU TPK in conjunction with Article 55(1) sentence 1 KUHP.
Sucipto, in relation to the works package at the Ponorogo Regional Government (Pemkab Ponorogo), is suspected of committing TPK offences under Article 5(1)(a) or (b), and/or Article 13 UU TPK.