Investigation of Alleged Corruption in Ponorogo, Regent Sugiri Sancoko et al. to be Discharged Immediately

Ponorogo - The inactive regent of Ponorogo Sugiri Sancoko who was caught in the hand-catching operation (OTT) on November 7, 2025 will soon be tried. The investigation file for alleged bribery and gratification in the Ponorogo Regency Government has been handed over from the investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to the public prosecutor (JPU).

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the handover was carried out today, March 6.

"The investigation file of the alleged corruption case related to bribes for positions, project bribes, and other receipts or gratuities in the Ponorogo Regency area was declared complete or P21 and the transfer of suspects and evidence was carried out by investigators to prosecutors," Budi told reporters in a written statement.

In addition to Sugiri, the file of Agus Pramono who is the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Ponorogo Regency who has served since 2012; Yunus Mahatma as the Director of Dr. Harjono Hospital, Ponorogo Regency, was also handed over.

"The JPU then has a maximum period of 14 working days to prepare the indictment file and register it for trial at the District Court," said Budi.

As previously reported, the KPK named Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko a suspect along with three other people, namely Agus Pramono who is the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Ponorogo Regency who has been in office since 2012; Yunus Mahatma as Director of Dr. Harjono Hospital Ponorogo Regency; and Sucipto who is a private party partner of Ponorogo Hospital in the Ponorogo Regency area.

The determination of the suspect began with a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Friday, November 7. There are three clusters of corruption found by the KPK.

First, regarding the alleged bribery of handling positions. Then the bribery of work projects at the Ponorogo Hospital and other receipts or gratuities.

In the case of bribery for handling positions, Yunus as the Director of the Dr. Harjono Hospital, Ponorogo Regency, knew that he would be replaced by Sugiri from the beginning of the year so that he prepared a number of money and handed it over three times.

The first handover was made by Yunus to Sugiri in February 2025 with a nominal of Rp. 400 million. This money was given through an aide. Then, in the April-August period, Yunus handed over money worth Rp. 325 million to Agus Pramono.

Then, he again handed over Rp500 million to Ninik who was a relative of Sugiri in November. The total money received by Sugiri reached Rp900 million.

Not stopping there, Sugiri also received Rp1.4 billion from a project for a work package in the environment of Ponorogo Regional Hospital with a value of Rp14 billion. This money was said by the KPK to have been received by Yunus as the Head of the Regional Hospital first.

Meanwhile, in the last cluster, it is suspected that there was a gratification of hundreds of millions of rupiah from the private sector by Sugiri.