JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Setyo Budiyanto said the parole of Setya Novanto, a convict in the electronic ID card (e-KTP) procurement corruption case, gives the impression of being unfair. However, nothing can be done because the process is part of the national system.
"Parole is part of the existing criminal justice system; the procedure must be followed," Setyo told reporters via text message on Tuesday, August 19.
"Although I'm sure some people feel it's unfair," continued the former KPK Director of Investigations.
Setya Novanto, also known as Setnov, the former Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, was finally released from Sukamiskin Prison in Bandung, West Java. He was finally released after the parole program proposal was approved by the Directorate General of Corrections' Correctional Observation Team (TPP) on August 10, 2025.
The proposal is part of 1,000 inmate integration programs across Indonesia. In its decision, Setnov was deemed to have met the administrative and substantive requirements.
He was deemed to have behaved well during his time as an inmate, actively participating in correctional programs and demonstrating a reduced risk, as stipulated in Article 10 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 22 of 2022. Setnov has also served two-thirds of his sentence as stipulated in Article 10 Paragraph 3 of Law Number 22 of 2022.
"On August 16, 2025, he was released from Sukamiskin Prison on parole, based on Decree of the Minister of Immigration and Corrections Number PAS-1423 PK.05.03 of 2025 dated August 15, 2025," said Rika Aprianti, Head of Public Relations and Protocol for the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjen PAS), in a statement on Sunday, August 17.
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