Overview

On 1 April 2026, the sitting panel of judges at the Corruption Court of the District Court of Medan exonerated Amsal Christy Sitepu (“Sitepu”) of the charges that had been brought against him, finding that he had not been proven to have committed any corruption offense in relation to a village profile video production project that was undertaken in Karo Regency, North Sumatra. Previously, the Public Prosecutor had sought the imposition of a two-year term of imprisonment along with a fine of Rp. 50 million, while also stating that any failure to settle this fine would result in an additional prison term of three months.[1]