Ombudsman Ethics Council Fired for Disrespecting Hery Susanto

Chairman of the Ombudsman's Ethics Council, Jimly Asshiddiqie, together with the members of the ethics council Bagir Manan/ANTARA FOTO/Hafidz Mubarak A/wsj.

JAKARTA - The Ethics Council of the Indonesian Ombudsman (ORI) has imposed sanctions on the non-active Chairman of the Indonesian Ombudsman, Hery Susanto, in the form of Dismissal Without Honor (PTDH).

The Chairman of the Ombudsman's Ethics Council, Jimly Asshiddiqie, stated that Hery Susanto was proven to have committed a serious violation of the code of ethics and code of conduct for the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia.

"Imposing a severe level of sanctions, namely the honorable dismissal from the position of chairman and member of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2026-2031 term to Hery Susanto," said Jimly at a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, June 8, reported by ANTARA.

Thus, the Ethics Council recommends that the ORI leadership convey a copy of the decision to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, the Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia, to the Commission II of the DPR of the Republic of Indonesia, in order to fill in the new members and chairman, in accordance with the laws and regulations.

The Ethics Council also emphasized that the decision was final and binding in the enforcement of the code of ethics and code of conduct for ORI personnel.

Previously, the Attorney General's Office named Hery Susanto as a suspect in the alleged corruption case in nickel mining business management activities in 2013-2025.

Director of Investigation of the Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi said Hery committed this alleged criminal act while serving as a member of the Indonesian Ombudsman for the 2021-2026 period.

"The determination of the suspect was made after the investigation team obtained sufficient evidence through a series of investigative actions, searches, and others," he said at the Kejagung Jampidsus Building, Jakarta, Thursday (16/4).

In this case, Hery allegedly received a bribe of IDR 1.5 billion from the company PT TSHI, which began when PT TSHI had a problem with the calculation of non-tax state revenues (PNBP) by the Ministry of Forestry.

Then, PT TSHI sought a way out by colluding with Hery Susanto as the Commissioner of the Indonesian Ombudsman at that time.

To carry out this, he said, Hery received a sum of money from LKM who is the Director of PT TSHI.