11 Facts About Romi Herton

Romi Herton served actively between 2013 and 2014, and remained formally a mayor until 2015 when he was removed from his post.

Romi Herton died due to a heart attack during his sentence.

Romi Herton was born in the city of Metro in Lampung on 19 April 1965.

Romi Herton is married to Masyito, and the couple has four children.

Romi Herton started his career as a civil servant for the South Sumatra provincial government.

Romi Herton later resigned and became a businessman, operating fuel stations among other businesses.

Romi Herton then went to the Constitutional Court, which ruled in his favor, with Romi Herton ending up with an advantage of 23 votes.

Romi Herton was eventually sworn in as mayor by governor Alex Noerdin on 21 July 2013.

Romi Herton was made a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission along with his wife in June 2014 for bribing Constitutional Court judge Akil Mochtar in order to rule in his favor in the electoral dispute.

Romi Herton was sentenced to six years in prison on 9 March 2015, while his wife received a four-year sentence.

Romi Herton was initially imprisoned in Bandung, but in 2017 he was moved to a prison in Bogor.