 Irwandi was arrested along with Bener Meriah Regent Ahmadi and eight other individuals on corruption charges.On April 8th, 2019, Yusuf was sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting bribes from Ahmadi totaling Rp 1.05 billion (US$74,084) in exchange for granting number of infrastructure projects in the regency.He was also found to have accepted Rp 8.7 billion in gratuities from businessmen during his two terms as governor.