SLEMAN \u2014 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has explained\nwhy it did not name National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB)\nSecretary-General Rustian a suspect in an alleged corruption case,\nalthough he was among those detained during a sting operation. The KPK\nsaid its case review had found no unlawful conduct by Rustian.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe review has not found any unlawful conduct by the\nSecretary-General,\u201d KPK chairman Setyo Budiyanto said in Sleman Regency,\nSpecial Region of Yogyakarta, on Wednesday (14 June 2026).<\/p>\n
Setyo said that, based on a case review held on Tuesday night (13\nOctober 2026), the KPK had named five people as suspects in the alleged\ncorruption case within the BNPB. \u201cYes, as of last night, that is why\nthere are only five,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The KPK previously confirmed that it had conducted a sting operation\nat the BNPB on 13 October 2026. Fourteen people were detained, including\nRustian and several private-sector figures.<\/p>\n
The alleged corruption concerns the procurement of goods and\nservices, with the budget believed to have come from contingency funds\nfor disaster response.<\/p>\n
On 14 October 2026, the KPK named five people as suspects in the\ncase. One is Bima Setiawan, the younger brother of, and an expert\nadviser to, BNPB chief Lieutenant General Suharyanto.<\/p>\n
According to information gathered, the four other suspects are\nGabriel Purwaka Sigit, head of the BNPB Subdirectorate for Emergency\nAssistance and Fund Management; Richard Erlangga, an expert adviser to\nthe BNPB chief; and two private-sector figures, Syifa Nrika Ghifarin and\nGery Prasetiawan.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-chief-explains-why-bnpb-secretary-general-was-released-despite-being-caught-in-raid-1792029076", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }