Jakarta, VIVA \u2013 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried\nout a sting operation (OTT) in the Solo Raya area of Central Java.\nDuring the operation, the KPK arrested five people, including the Regent\nof Sukoharjo, Etik Suryani.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this sting operation, the team secured five people, one of whom\nis the Regent of Sukoharjo,\u201d said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to\njournalists on Friday, 10 July 2026.<\/p>\n
Budi explained that the Regent of Sukoharjo and the four other\nindividuals were scheduled to be taken to Jakarta on Friday morning for\nfurther questioning.<\/p>\n
Under the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), the KPK has 24 hours to\ndetermine the legal status of those arrested in the operation.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the KPK began its first sting operation of 2026 by arresting\neight people between 9 and 10 January. The arrests related to alleged\nbribery in tax audits at the North Jakarta Medium Tax Office under the\nDirectorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, covering the\nperiod 2021 to 2026.<\/p>\n
In the same month, the KPK arrested the Mayor of Madiun, Maidi, in\nits second sting operation, and the Regent of Pati, Sudewo, in the\nthird.<\/p>\n
In February 2026, the KPK arrested the head of the Banjarmasin Medium\nTax Office in South Kalimantan in its fourth operation.<\/p>\n
In the same month, the KPK also arrested Rizal, the former Director\nof Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs\nand Excise at the Ministry of Finance, who was serving as Head of the\nCustoms Regional Office for Western Sumatra, in its fifth operation.<\/p>\n
In addition, the KPK arrested the Chief Judge of the Depok District\nCourt, I Wayan Eka Mariarta, and the Deputy Chief Judge of the Depok\nDistrict Court, Bambang Setyawan, in its sixth operation.<\/p>\n
During March 2026, which coincided with Ramadan, the KPK arrested the\nRegent of Pekalongan, Fadia Arafiq; the Regent of Rejang Lebong,\nMuhammad Fikri Thobari; and the Regent of Cilacap, Syamsul Auliya\nRachman. All three were arrested in separate sting operations.<\/p>\n
In April 2026, the KPK arrested the Regent of Tulungagung, Gatut Sunu\nWibowo, in its tenth operation. However, throughout May 2026, the KPK\ncarried out no sting operations.<\/p>\n
In June 2026, the KPK resumed its operations, leading to the\nsurrender of the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional\nServices, Silmy Karim.<\/p>\n
The KPK then arrested the Regent of Muara Enim, Edison, in its\ntwelfth operation, and arrested a civil servant of the Audit Board of\nthe Republic of Indonesia in its thirteenth operation, which was a\nfollow-up to a previous arrest. In addition, the KPK carried out its\nfourteenth operation, which led to the surrender of the Regent of\nKuantan Singingi, Suhardiman Amby.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-arrests-five-including-sukoharjo-regent-etik-suryani-in-sting-operation-1783648284", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }