KPK Says Five-Year Prison Sentence for Noel Ebenezer Is in Line with Guidelines

Jakarta, KOMPAS.com - The Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Fitroh Rohcahyanto, said that KPK prosecutors already have guidelines for criminal charges, including against former Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer, also known as Noel. He made the remark in response to the five-year prison term demanded in the case of alleged extortion in the processing of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) certificates. “Indeed, at the KPK there are already guidelines for criminal charges. So what was proposed by friends from the prosecutors already has its guidelines,” Fitroh said when asked at the KPK Rupbasan Building, Cawang, Jakarta, on Tuesday (19/5/2026). “So there are aggravating factors, what is mitigating, there are benchmarks,” he added. “There are guidelines for everything, really. There are all the parameters, so it can be accounted for,” he stated. Previously, former Deputy Minister of Labour Immanuel Ebenezer, alias Noel, was charged with a five-year prison term in a case of alleged extortion in the processing of the Safety and Health at Work (K3) certificate. The charges were read by Public Prosecutors at the Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court (Tipikor) on Monday (18/5/2026). In the indictment, the prosecutors stated that Noel was proven to have committed corruption as described by the public prosecutors. “Impose a sentence on the defendant Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan in the form of five years in prison,” the prosecutor said during the trial. In addition to a prison sentence, Noel was also sought to pay a fine of Rp250 million. In their considerations, the prosecutors said Noel is not supportive of government efforts to eradicate corruption. “The aggravating circumstance is that the defendant did not support the government’s programme to achieve a government that is free from factionalism, corruption, and nepotism,” the prosecutor said. However, the prosecutors also considered several factors that mitigate the defendant. “The mitigating circumstance is that the defendant has admitted his wrongdoing and has returned part of the proceeds from the act of corruption,” the prosecutors added.