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        "msgid": "cilacap-regent-caught-in-kpk-sting-operation-from-which-party-1773413540",
        "date": "2026-03-13 20:42:00",
        "title": "Cilacap Regent Caught in KPK Sting Operation from Which Party?",
        "author": "Indriyani Astuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman, a senior member of the National Awakening Party (PKB), was apprehended by Indonesia's anti-corruption commission (KPK) in a sting operation on suspicion of bribery related to a project. Rachman, who was elected regent in November 2024 with approximately 43.81% of votes and inaugurated in February 2025, held a strategic position as head of the PKB's district executive board and was instrumental in building a political coalition that won the election. The case is under investigation with the KPK having 24 hours to determine his legal status. ",
        "content": "<p>Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman has been apprehended in a\nCorruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sting operation on suspicion of\nbribery in a project case. A hajj quota case is estimated to have caused\nstate losses of Rp622 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Syamsul Auliya Rachman is a core member and key figure of the\nNational Awakening Party (PKB). Not merely a member, Syamsul holds a\nstrategic position as head of the PKB\u2019s District Executive Board (Dewan\nTanfidz DPC) for Cilacap District for the 2021-2026 term.<\/p>\n<p>His political career within the PKB has been notably successful.\nUnder his leadership, the PKB became a major political force in Cilacap,\nsuccessfully building a broad coalition alongside Golkar, the Prosperous\nJustice Party (PKS), the Democratic Party, and the Indonesian Solidarity\nParty (PSI) to win the 2024 Cilacap Regent Election.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Cilacap on 30 November 1985, Syamsul pursued bureaucratic\neducation, graduating from the Institute of Domestic Administration\n(IPDN) in 2008. Before fully entering politics, he was a civil servant\nwho began his career from the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>In the simultaneous regional elections in November 2024, Syamsul\nAuliya Rachman ran alongside Ammy Amalia Fatma Surya (a Golkar Party\ncadre). This pair secured a significant victory with 414,533 votes,\napproximately 43.81%, defeating three other candidate pairs. He was\nofficially inaugurated as Cilacap Regent on 20 February 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The current Deputy Regent of Cilacap is Ammy Amalia Fatma Surya, a\npolitician from the Golkar Party. She attended primary and secondary\neducation in Cilacap and graduated from IPDN in the 2004-2008\nintake.<\/p>\n<p>According to the latest Wealth Statement Report (LHKPN) as of January\n2026, Syamsul\u2019s gross wealth is recorded at approximately Rp12 billion,\nwith net wealth (after deducting debts) of Rp11.9 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Following the KPK sting operation in Cilacap, Central Java, Cilacap\nDistrict Administration officials including Regent Syamsul Auliya\nRachman were questioned at the Banyumas Police Criminal Investigation\nUnit.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, on 13 March 2026, the KPK announced the ninth sting\noperation of 2026 and the third during Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>The KPK has 24 hours to determine the legal status of those\napprehended in the sting operation, including the Cilacap Regent.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cilacap-regent-caught-in-kpk-sting-operation-from-which-party-1773413540",
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