He was arrested and convicted by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for involving bribes to members of the provincial legislature and misuse of social assistance and grant funds.

[2] On 4 August 2015, Gatot was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly giving bribes to members of the North Sumatra Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) in relation to the approval of the provincial budget and the rejection of an interpellation motion.

[3] He was also accused of misusing social assistance and grant funds from the provincial government in 2012 and 2013, causing a state loss of Rp 4.03 billion.

[3] On 24 November 2016, Gatot was sentenced to six years in prison and a fine of Rp 200 million by the Medan Corruption Court for his role in the social assistance and grant funds case.

[4] As a result of Gatot's confession and cooperation with the KPK, more than 50 former members of the North Sumatra DPRD from two different periods were implicated and prosecuted for receiving bribes from him.

His first wife, Sutias, is the daughter of former North Sumatra Governor Rizal Nurdin who died in a plane crash in 2005.