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        "id": 1672102,
        "msgid": "kpk-tulungagung-regent-uses-letters-to-extort-opd-officials-1775958642",
        "date": "2026-04-12 08:21:50",
        "title": "KPK: Tulungagung Regent Uses Letters to Extort OPD Officials",
        "author": "Indira Rezkisari",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo of exploiting resignation letters from positions and civil servant status to extort officials in the district's regional government apparatus. Following their appointment in December 2025, officials were coerced into signing undated, stamped letters of resignation without receiving copies, which were later used to demand money under threat of activation. This scheme culminated in a KPK sting operation on 10 April 2026, resulting in the arrest of 18 individuals, including the regent and his brother, with Gatut and his aide named as suspects in the extortion case spanning the 2025-2026 fiscal years.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects Tulungagung\nRegent Gatut Sunu Wibowo (GSW) of utilising resignation statements from\npositions and civil servant (ASN) status to extort officials in the\nregional government apparatus (OPD) within the Tulungagung Regency\nGovernment, East Java. \u201cThis document was then allegedly used by GSW as\na means to control and pressure the officials to remain loyal and obey\nevery order from GSW,\u201d said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution\nAsep Guntur Rahayu at the KPK\u2019s Red and White Building in Jakarta on\nSaturday night (11\/4\/2026). Further, Asep explained that it began with\nGSW inaugurating the OPD officials in the Tulungagung Regency Government\nin December 2025. \u201cAfter the inauguration, GSW asked the officials to\nsign resignation statements from their positions and from ASN if they\nwere unable to carry out the assigned duties and responsibilities,\u201d he\nsaid. According to him, the Tulungagung OPD officials were asked by\nGatut Sunu Wibowo to sign letters that had already been stamped but\nwithout dates. \u201cThe resignation statements from positions and from ASN\nwere deliberately left undated,\u201d he stated. Subsequently, copies of the\nsigned letters were not given to the officials. \u201cSo, they were called to\na special room where his aide was present, and asked to sign. The\nofficials were also not allowed to bring their mobile phones, so there\nwas no opportunity to take photos,\u201d he said. After that, he said GSW\ndemanded money from the officials, either directly or through his aide\nas intermediary. \u201cIf not given, there\u2019s already the letter, just add the\ndate,\u201d he added. Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT)\nin the Tulungagung area, East Java, on 10 April 2026. The KPK arrested\n18 people in that OTT, including Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo\nand his younger brother, who is also a member of the Tulungagung 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 announced Gatut Sunu\nWibowo (GSW) along with Dwi Yoga Ambal (YOG), his aide, as suspects in\nthe alleged extortion and other receipts case within the Tulungagung\nRegency Government for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-tulungagung-regent-uses-letters-to-extort-opd-officials-1775958642",
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