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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
President Joko widodo as of today Thursday (10/15), he has officially fired Irwandi Yusuf from his position as Governor of Aceh 2017-2022. Jokowi fired Irawandi after being named a suspect in a criminal case corruption in 2018 does,
Irwandi was convicted in the Aceh Special Autonomy Fund (DOKA) corruption case for fiscal year 2018 worth 1,050 million rupees and bonuses worth 8.71 billion rupees. In April 2019, he was sentenced to 7 years in prison and a fine of 300 million IDR, a subsidiary of 3 months in prison.
Four months later, in August 2019, the Jakarta High Court (PT) reinforced Irwandi’s sentence to 8 years in prison after the panel of judges granted the Public Prosecutor’s (JPU) appeal to Irwandi’s verdict.
The verdict against Irawandi went back seven years after the Supreme Court declared that it refused to improve its verdict in case number 444 K / PID.SUS / 2020.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) executed Irwandi in Sukamiskin (Lapas) Penitentiary, Bandung, West Java on February 14.
Irwandi is Aceh’s first governor since peace was achieved between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in 2005 through the Helsinki agreement.
He officially joined the GAM at the end of the Soeharto government. In his interview with Time In 2006, he admitted that he was inspired by a book to take an interest in the organization led by Hasan Di Tiro.
“Maybe because the content of the Singa Aceh book stuck in my head, I joined GAM,” Irwandi said.
The 60-year-old is a former GAM central figure. Irwandi served as a special staff of the GAM Army Central Command for approximately three years from 1998 to 2001. He was also GAM’s Chief of Intelligence.
As the Special Staff of the GAM Army Central Command, he was arrested in early 2003 and later sentenced to 9 years for treason.
In late 2004, when Aceh was washed away by tsunami waves, Irwandi fled to Finland. He was then tasked with being the GAM negotiator with the Indonesian government in the Helsinki, Sweden agreement.
Irwandi was officially elected as the first governor of Aceh in 2006, one year after Aceh was officially under the jurisdiction of the Indonesian government through the Helsinki Agreement on August 15, 2005. He was sworn in with his deputy Muhammad Nazar, on August 8 February 2007 by Interior Minister Mohammad Ma’ruf in front of 67 members. Aceh’s DPR, as well as several other GAM leaders.
His leadership continued until the second period after winning the Aceh Pilgub of 20017. However, his career was not as smooth as in the previous period.
Irwandi was arrested by the KPK in the Governor’s Hall on Tuesday evening, July 2, 2018. The total money seized during the operation amounted to Rs 500 million. The money is suspected of being related to Aceh’s special autonomy fund (otsus).
Interior Minister Tjahjo Kumolo appointed Nova Iriansyah as Acting Governor (plt) of Aceh.
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