Former Sleman Regent Sri Purnomo Sentenced to 8.5 Years' Imprisonment

The defendant in the alleged corruption case involving tourism grants to Sleman regency in 2020, Sri Purnomo, has been sentenced by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) to 8 years and 6 months’ imprisonment and a fine of 500 million rupiah, with an alternative of 3 months’ imprisonment.

The prosecution’s charges were presented by prosecutors Kusuma Eka Mahendra Rahardjo and Rindi Atmoko during a hearing at the District Court (PN) in Yogyakarta on 13 March. The hearing, scheduled for 09:00 WIB, was delayed until 13:00 WIB due to document completion issues.

In their prosecution brief, the prosecutors stated that Sri Purnomo had not been proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed corruption as charged under the primary count. This referred to Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) First Subsection of the Criminal Code.

“First, we declare the defendant has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed corruption as charged under the primary count,” stated the prosecutor in the courtroom at PN Yogyakarta on Friday 13 March 2026.

“Second, we acquit the defendant from the primary count as stated above,” the prosecutor continued.

However, the prosecutors found Sri Purnomo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of committing corruption as charged under the subsidiary count. The prosecutors requested the court to sentence the defendant to 8 years and 6 months’ imprisonment and a fine of 500 million rupiah.

This referred to Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) First Subsection of the Criminal Code.

“We request the court to impose a sentence of 8 years and 6 months’ imprisonment and a fine of 500 million rupiah; if the fine is not paid, the sentence shall be replaced with 3 months’ imprisonment,” stated the prosecutor.

Additionally, the prosecutors also sought Sri Purnomo pay restitution of 10,952,457,030 rupiah, corresponding to the state losses in this case.

Under the conditions that if, within one month of the court decision becoming final and binding, the defendant fails to pay the restitution, their assets may be seized by the prosecutor and auctioned to cover the restitution amount.

“Should the defendant not have sufficient assets to pay the restitution, the defendant shall be sentenced to 4 years and 3 months’ imprisonment,” stated the prosecutor.

In response to the prosecution’s charges, Sri Purnomo’s legal team stated they would present their defence. The judge announced that the defence hearing would be held after the Eid holidays.

“To provide the defendant an opportunity to submit a defence memorandum in this case, the hearing is postponed to 27 March 2026,” stated Chief Justice Melinda Aritonang, closing the session.