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        "msgid": "kpk-reveals-dramatic-chase-through-narrow-alleys-during-regent-arrest-operation-1773248058",
        "date": "2026-03-11 23:25:00",
        "title": "KPK Reveals Dramatic Chase Through Narrow Alleys During Regent Arrest Operation",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) has revealed dramatic details of a hand-catching operation (OTT) against Rejang Lebong Regent Muhammad Fikri Thobari, involving high-speed vehicle pursuits through narrow streets and the seizure of Rp310 million in suspected bribery funds. The operation resulted in the arrest of 13 individuals, with five formally designated as suspects including the regent, a public works official, and three business owners alleged to have offered bribes for project contracts valued at nearly Rp980 million. The bribery scheme allegedly involved infrastructure projects including pedestrian pathways, a sports centre, and road construction works with a combined value exceeding Rp23 billion.",
        "content": "<p>The Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) has disclosed the chronology\nbehind the hand-catching operation (OTT) that ensnared Rejang Lebong\nRegent Muhammad Fikri Thobari in connection with alleged project\nkickback bribery. The surveillance operation was marked by dramatic\nscenes including narrow alley evasion manoeuvres and vehicle pursuits\nthrough Bengkulu\u2019s streets.<\/p>\n<p>KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo explained that surveillance began when\nthe team tracked the Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning,\nHousing, and Settlement Areas Office (PUPR-PKP) of Rejang Lebong, Harry\nEko Purnomo. At that time, Harry, who was being transported by motorbike\nby his subordinate Santri Ghozali, was suspected of carrying a rucksack\ncontaining bribery money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese individuals entered small streets and alleys, causing the team\nto temporarily lose track. However, the team relocated Harry after he\nswitched to travelling by car,\u201d Budi said at KPK headquarters in South\nJakarta on Wednesday (11 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Officers continued tracking the vehicle until they conducted an\ninterception whilst Harry and several others were breaking fast at a\nrestaurant in the Pantai Panjang area of Bengkulu. During the arrest at\napproximately 18:00 WIB, the team seized cash totalling Rp310\nmillion.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest drama continued into the early hours of the morning when\nKPK officers pursued private sector figure Irsyad Satria Budiman. A\nhigh-speed vehicle chase ensued before Irsyad was finally apprehended in\nthe Bengkulu area at 23:30 WIB. In total, the KPK secured 13 individuals\nduring the operation, with nine transported to Jakarta for intensive\nquestioning.<\/p>\n<p>Following examination at KPK headquarters, investigators officially\ndesignated five individuals as suspects. Besides Regent Muhammad Fikri\nThobari and Public Works Head Harry Eko Purnomo, the KPK also named\nthree businesspersons as bribery-offering suspects: Irsyad Satria\nBudiman (PT SMS), Edi Manggala (CV MU), and Youko Yusdiantoro (CV\nAA).<\/p>\n<p>The alleged project kickback scheme is suspected to involve\ncommitments valued at Rp980 million from various work packages in Rejang\nLebong Regency\u2019s 2026 budget. The funds reportedly originated from a\npedestrian pathway and sports centre development project valued at Rp9.8\nbillion, a road works project valued at Rp3 billion, and a football\nstadium area development project valued at Rp11 billion. The illegal\nfunds were allegedly transferred in stages through several civil service\nintermediaries at the Public Works Office.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-reveals-dramatic-chase-through-narrow-alleys-during-regent-arrest-operation-1773248058",
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