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        "id": 1694374,
        "msgid": "kpk-probes-chronology-of-resignation-letter-in-gatut-sunu-case-1776865852",
        "date": "2026-04-22 19:44:47",
        "title": "KPK Probes Chronology of Resignation Letter in Gatut Sunu Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the timeline of a resignation statement allegedly used by suspended Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo to extort local government officials. On Wednesday, the KPK examined nine witnesses, including protocol and welfare staff, to uncover how the undated, stamped letter was created and employed as leverage in a scheme that netted Rp2.7 billion from an intended Rp5 billion target across 16 district agencies. This probe follows a major sting operation in April 2026 that led to the arrest of Gatut, his brother, and 16 others, highlighting ongoing corruption challenges in regional governance.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is\ndelving into the chronology of the creation of a resignation statement\nin the alleged extortion case involving suspended Tulungagung Regent\nGatut Sunu Wibowo. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that this\ninvestigation was conducted by the anti-corruption agency through the\nexamination of nine witnesses on Wednesday. \u201cIn today\u2019s examination of\nthe witnesses, investigators are probing the chronology of the creation\nof the resignation statement, which is then suspected to have been used\nas a tool to threaten and carry out extortion by the Regent,\u201d Budi told\njournalists in Jakarta on Wednesday. According to Budi, the KPK suspects\nthat the letter was used by Gatut Sunu to extort district apparatus\nofficials within the Tulungagung Regency Government in East Java.\nMeanwhile, the nine witnesses examined by the KPK on Wednesday included\nAW, Head of the Protocol Section of the Tulungagung Regency Regional\nSecretariat; JTR, Staff of the Protocol Section of the Tulungagung\nRegency Regional Secretariat; MMM, Head of Public Welfare Section of the\nTulungagung Regency Regional Secretariat; as well as AL and MG, Personal\nSecretaries to the Tulungagung Regent. Previously, the KPK conducted a\nraid operation (OTT) in Tulungagung, East Java, on 10 April 2026. The\nKPK arrested 18 people in that OTT, including Gatut Sunu Wibowo and his\nyounger brother, who is also a member of the Tulungagung Regency DPRD,\nJatmiko Dwijo Saputro. A day later, on 11 April 2026, the KPK brought\nGatut Sunu Wibowo and his brother, along with 11 others, to Jakarta for\nintensive examination. On the same date, the KPK named Gatut Sunu Wibowo\n(GSW) and Dwi Yoga Ambal (YOG), his aide, as suspects in the alleged\nextortion and other receipts case within the Tulungagung Regency\nGovernment for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The letter had already been\nsigned and stamped but was not dated. Through this modus operandi, the\nKPK suspects that Gatut Sunu Wibowo obtained up to Rp2.7 billion from a\ntarget of Rp5 billion from 16 heads of regional device organisations\n(OPD) within the Tulungagung Regency Government.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-probes-chronology-of-resignation-letter-in-gatut-sunu-case-1776865852",
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