Prosecutors Demand 5-Year Prison Sentence for Noel in Occupational Health and Safety Corruption Case
The Public Prosecutor (JPU) has demanded a five-year prison sentence and a fine of Rp250 million for the former Deputy Minister of Manpower, Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, or Noel, in connection with an alleged corruption case involving the management of Occupational Health and Safety (K3) certifications at the Ministry of Manpower.
The demand was read during a session at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Monday, 18 May 2026. In the indictment, prosecutors stated that Noel was proven to have received bribes and gratifications related to the processing of K3 certifications and licences.
‘Sentencing the defendant Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan to five years of imprisonment,’ the prosecutor stated in court. In addition to the prison term, Noel is also required to pay a fine of Rp250 million, with a subsidiary of 90 days of imprisonment. The prosecution also requested that the panel of judges order Noel to pay restitution amounting to Rp1.435 billion. This figure represents the remainder of the total receipts which, according to prosecutors, reached Rp4.435 billion, after deducting the Rp3 billion that had been returned to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) escrow account.
During the trial, prosecutors revealed that Noel received funds from two categories: bribes totalling Rp1 billion and gratifications worth Rp3.435 billion. In addition to cash, Noel was also alleged to have received a Ducati Scrambler motorcycle, with registration number B-4225-SUQ, valued at Rp600 million, from Irvian Bobby Mahendro.
Prosecutors assessed that Noel violated Article 12 letter b in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as well as Article 12B of the Anti-Corruption Law regarding gratification. In their considerations, prosecutors noted that the aggravating factor was that Noel’s actions were deemed not to support the government’s programme to achieve a government free from corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN).
Conversely, the mitigating factors included Noel’s admission of his actions, the partial return of the proceeds from the corruption, his lack of prior criminal record, his family responsibilities, and his polite conduct during the trial. Prosecutors also requested that the judges maintain Noel’s detention. If the restitution is not paid within one month after the verdict becomes legally binding, his assets may be seized and auctioned. Should the assets be insufficient, Noel faces an additional prison sentence of two years.