The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named three suspects in\nan alleged bribery case involving the Klaten regency administration in\nCentral Java on Friday (16 October).<\/p>\n
The KPK identified two of them as Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo\nand Central Java BPK chief Ahmad Luthfi. The third suspect is M. Amin\nWahyu Utomo, a private-sector figure.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter an alleged criminal act of corruption was uncovered, the\nleadership-level case review approved moving the case to the\ninvestigation stage. Once sufficient evidence had been established\nduring the investigation, the KPK named three people as suspects,\u201d said\nKPK Investigation Director Achmat Taufik Husein.<\/p>\n
The three were named as suspects after being questioned for 24 hours.\nFollowing questioning at the KPK office in Jakarta, they were formally\ndetained and seen wearing the commission\u2019s orange detention vests.<\/p>\n
They had earlier been arrested in a sting operation, along with 16\nother people, on 15 October 2026.<\/p>\n
The KPK then brought nine of the 19 people from Klaten to Jakarta, as\nwell as one person arrested in the capital. The ten were questioned\nintensively by the commission in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
During the sting operation, the KPK also seized a blue drum believed\nto have been used to store proceeds of corruption. The total cash seized\nas evidence was Rp1.9 billion.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmong the evidence secured in this sting operation was cash worth\naround Rp1.9 billion,\u201d KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said at the KPK\u2019s\nMerah Putih Building in Jakarta on Friday (16 October).<\/p>\n
The KPK said the alleged corruption involved five areas, including\nthe procurement of goods and services, permits, collection fees,\npayments from local government agencies or work units, and payments to\nBPK officials to influence an audit.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/klaten-regent-and-central-java-bpk-chief-named-suspects-in-bribery-case-1792162316", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }