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        "id": 1839928,
        "msgid": "back-to-back-sting-operations-in-langkat-kpk-highlights-regeneration-of-corrupt-actors-1783119049",
        "date": "2026-07-04 04:51:10",
        "title": "Back-to-Back Sting Operations in Langkat: KPK Highlights 'Regeneration' of Corrupt Actors",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has expressed dismay after its second sting operation in Langkat Regency in three years, describing the succession of arrested regents as a 'regeneration of corruptors'. The latest operation ensnared Regent Syah Afandin, who had previously served as deputy to the first arrested regent. The KPK warned local government officials against repeating such practices, as Syah allegedly received Rp 800 million in bribes related to procurement projects.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has lamented the\nback-to-back sting operations (OTT) that have now caught two consecutive\nregents of Langkat, likening the situation to a \u2018regeneration of\ncorruptors\u2019 following the latest arrest of Regent Syah Afandin. KPK\nspokesperson Budi Prasetyo explained that in 2022, the KPK conducted an\nOTT on the previous Langkat Regent, Terbit Rencana Perangin Angin. Syah\nwas Terbit\u2019s successor. \u2018Ironically, SAF was the Deputy Regent at that\ntime, then became Acting Regent, and was elected Regent for the\n2025-2030 period. This latest hand-arrest operation thus appears to be a\nback-to-back corruption practice,\u2019 Budi stated during a press conference\nat the KPK on Friday (4\/7\/2026). \u2018It is even like a regeneration of\ncorrupt actors in Langkat Regency,\u2019 he added. The KPK reminded Syah\u2019s\neventual replacement to uphold the people\u2019s trust and ensure such\ncorrupt practices do not recur. \u2018The re-entanglement of this Langkat\nRegent also serves as a stern warning for all local government ranks,\u2019\nhe noted. In the bribery case implicating Syah, the KPK has named two\nsuspects: Langkat Regent Syah Afandin and his 2024 election campaign\nteam member, Yaqub Abdhal Al Mu\u2019arif. Yaqub Abdhal, a private sector\nactor, secured project work packages in the Langkat Education Agency and\nthe Langkat Housing and Settlement Agency through a Direct Procurement\nmethod. The details include 80 work packages totalling Rp 9.5 billion at\nthe Education Agency and 5 work packages worth Rp 748 million at the\nHousing and Settlement Agency. \u2018Syah Afandin, as Regent of Langkat for\nthe 2025-2030 period, requested a 10 per cent fee from the Education\nAgency projects and 17 per cent from the Housing and Settlement Agency\nprojects given to YQB,\u2019 said Acting Director of KPK Investigations\nAchmad Taufik Husein. Since 2025, Syah has received Rp 800 million in\nbribe money. Syah was caught in the KPK OTT along with six other\nindividuals. During the operation, the KPK secured a number of pieces of\nevidence, including 55 platinum bars with a total weight of\napproximately 55 kg found in Syah\u2019s car.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/back-to-back-sting-operations-in-langkat-kpk-highlights-regeneration-of-corrupt-actors-1783119049",
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