Three Key Points Regarding the Sentencing Hearing of Former Sleman Regent Sri Purnomo
The sentencing hearing in the corruption case involving tourism grant funds in Sleman Regency for 2020, with former Regent Sri Purnomo as the defendant, was held at Yogyakarta State Court (PN Jogja) on Friday 13 March. Prosecutors demanded an 8.5-year prison sentence and ordered Purnomo to pay restitution.
Former two-term Sleman Regent Sri Purnomo was charged by the Public Prosecutor with an 8.5-year prison sentence. Additionally, Purnomo was ordered to pay a fine of Rp 500 million or serve a subsidiary three-month prison sentence by the Public Prosecutor.
The charges were read out by prosecutors Kusuma Eka Mahendra Rahardjo and Rindi Atmoko in turns. In their charges, prosecutors stated that Sri Purnomo was not proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed corruption as charged in the primary charge. This refers to Article 2 Paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 amending Law No. 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) clause 1 of the Criminal Code.
“First, to state that the defendant was not proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed corruption as charged in the primary charge,” prosecutors stated during the hearing at PN Jogja on Friday 13 March 2026.
“Second, to acquit the defendant of the aforementioned primary charge,” prosecutors added.
However, prosecutors argued that Sri Purnomo was proven beyond reasonable doubt to have committed corruption as charged in the subsidiary charge. Prosecutors requested the judge to sentence the defendant to 8 years and 6 months imprisonment and a fine of Rp 500 million. This refers to Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law No. 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 amending Law No. 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) clause 1 of the Criminal Code.
“To impose a sentence on the defendant of imprisonment for 8 years and 6 months and a fine of Rp 500 million; if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced by 3 months imprisonment,” prosecutors stated.
In the hearing, prosecutors also demanded that Sri Purnomo pay restitution of Rp 10,952,457,030. The amount of restitution corresponded to the amount of state losses in this case.
“To order the defendant to pay restitution of Rp 10,952,457,030,” prosecutors stated during the hearing at PN Jogja on Friday 13 March 2026.
With the provision that if within one month from the court’s final decision the defendant does not pay the restitution, the defendant’s assets may be seized by prosecutors and auctioned to cover the restitution.
“Should the defendant not have sufficient assets to pay the restitution, the defendant will be sentenced to 4 years and 3 months imprisonment,” prosecutors stated.
Regarding the prosecutors’ charges, Purnomo’s legal team stated they would submit a defence. The judge announced that the defence plea hearing would be held after the Eid holiday period.
“To provide an opportunity for the defendant to submit a defence memorandum in this case, the hearing is postponed to 27 March 2026,” said Presiding Judge Melinda Aritonang, closing the proceedings.