Immanuel Ebenezer alias Noel: Hukuman mati saya kalau terbukti korupsi

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Manpower for the period 2024-2025 Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan hopes to be sentenced to death if he is proven to have committed corruption in the case of alleged extortion in the management of K3 certificates.

Because, he admitted that he was committed and supported the death penalty for corruptors.

"But if not, my law is as light as possible. Whatever the name of corruption, the basis is first a lie, the basis of corruption is a lie," said the man who is familiarly called Noel when he was met before the trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday as reported by Antara.

So far, he has admitted his guilt in the case, but he wants to see where the error referred to by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in his indictment lies.

Moreover, according to him, in the indictment no party was extorted by him or the extortion he enjoyed in the case. "When the boss gets Rp. 70 million? This is what I am doing, the staff of the wamen can get Rp. 70 million," he said.

In the case of alleged extortion in the management of the Occupational Safety and Health (K3) certificate in the Ministry of Manpower and Labor and gratification in the 2024-2025 period, Noel was accused of extortion against applicants for K3 certification or licenses worth Rp. 6.52 billion and received gratification.

The extortion was allegedly carried out together with 10 other defendants, namely Temurila, Miki Mahfud, Fahrurozi, Hery Sutanto, Subhan, Gerry Aditya Herwanto Putra, Irvian Bobby Mahendro Putro, Sekarsari Kartika Putri, Anitasari Kusumawati, and Supriadi.

It is stated that the applicants for K3 certification who were extorted by the defendants, including Fanny Fania Octapiani, Fransisca Xaveriana, Grhadini Lukitasari Tasya, Intan Fitria Permatasari, Muhammad Deny, Nicken Ayu Wulandari, Nur Aisyah Astuti, Octavia Voni Andari, Shalsabila Salu, and Sri Enggarwati.

In detail, the extortion was allegedly carried out to benefit the defendants who were tried together, consisting of Noel who benefited from Rp70 million; Fahrurozi Rp270.95 million; Hery, Gerry, and Sekarsari each Rp652.24 million; Subhan and Anitasari each Rp326.12 million; Irvian Rp978.35 million; and Supriadi Rp294.06 million.

In addition, Haiyani Rumondang also benefited by Rp381.28 million; Sunardi Manampiar Sinaga Rp288.17 million; Chairul Fadhly Harahap Rp37.94 million; Ida Rochmawati Rp652.24 million; and Fitriana Bani Gunaharti and Nila Pratiwi Ichsan each Rp326.12 million.

Meanwhile, the gratification allegedly received by Noel was in the form of money worth Rp. 3.36 billion and one unit of blue-colored Ducati Scrambler, from state civil servants (ASN) of the Ministry of Manpower and other private parties, while serving as the Minister of Manpower.

For his actions, the former Minister of Home Affairs is threatened with a criminal penalty as stipulated in Article 12 letter e or Article 12 letter b and Article 12 BjunctoPasal 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law 20/2001 jo. Article 20 letter c jo. Article 127 paragraph (1) of the National Criminal Code.