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        "id": 1840027,
        "msgid": "kpk-explains-why-ex-campaigner-for-langkat-regent-was-detained-in-medan-1783129928",
        "date": "2026-07-04 08:13:24",
        "title": "KPK Explains Why Ex-Campaigner for Langkat Regent Was Detained in Medan",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has clarified that a former campaign team member for Langkat Regent Syah Afandin was temporarily held in Medan due to a lack of available flights to Jakarta. The suspect, Yaqub Abdhal Al Mu'arif, was arrested alongside the regent in a sting operation but could not be immediately transported. The case involves alleged bribery related to projects and gratuities within the Langkat Regency government.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has explained the reason\nfor placing the former campaign official for the Regent of Langkat,\nYaqub Abdhal Al Mu\u2019arif, in the Medan Police Detention Centre, North\nSumatra, citing limited flight availability to Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>The Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik\nHusein, stated at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta on Friday\nnight that Yaqub, who represents the private sector, was not immediately\nbrought to Jakarta due to technical constraints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a private party who was not brought along. This was indeed\ndue to constraints,\u201d said Taufik.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we intended to bring them, there was a shortage of flight\ntickets, so only state officials could be transported because of the\nlimited availability of tickets from the region to Jakarta,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>According to Taufik, the team that apprehended Yaqub was located\noutside of Medan city, making it difficult to secure onward flights to\nJakarta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraveling to Jakarta from Medan itself likely posed no problem, but\nfrom the outlying areas to Jakarta, it appeared to be fully booked,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) in Langkat,\nBinjai, and Medan, North Sumatra, on 2 July 2026. During the operation,\ninvestigators arrested the Regent of Langkat, Syah Afandin, a civil\nservant in the Langkat Regency, along with five individuals from the\nprivate sector.<\/p>\n<p>On 3 July 2006, the KPK named Syah Afandin and Yaqub Abdhal Al\nMu\u2019arif as suspects in an alleged bribery case involving projects within\nthe Langkat Regency Government for the 2025-2026 period.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the bribery allegations, the KPK suspects that Syah\nAfandin received gratifications amounting to up to Rp3.5 billion,\nrelated to the appointment of sub-district heads, positions within the\nLangkat Regency Education Office, the appointment of primary and junior\nhigh school principals, and the procurement of primary school\nuniforms.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-explains-why-ex-campaigner-for-langkat-regent-was-detained-in-medan-1783129928",
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