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        "msgid": "kpk-uncovers-new-extortion-method-by-tulungagung-regent-using-stamped-letters-1775969450",
        "date": "2026-04-12 10:46:34",
        "title": "KPK uncovers new extortion method by Tulungagung Regent using stamped letters",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has exposed a chilling new extortion tactic employed by Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo, involving pre-signed letters of resignation from officials that can be activated by simply adding a date upon perceived disobedience. This method, which includes stamped declarations of resignation from civil servant status without dates, was uncovered during a raid in Tulungagung, East Java, leading to the arrest of the regent, his aide, and 11 others on suspicion of extortion and other gratuities in the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The KPK views this as a novel and alarming practice, urging vigilance to prevent imitation.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)\nconsiders the alleged extortion method carried out by Tulungagung Regent\nGatut Sunu Wibowo using a statement letter to be a horrifying\npractice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBound in the form of a statement letter. Just add the date when\nconsidered disobedient, then the letter takes effect. This is very\nhorrifying,\u201d said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur\nRahayu at the KPK\u2019s Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Saturday\nnight.<\/p>\n<p>Asep explained that the method involves a resignation statement\nletter from the position and civil servant (ASN) status that has been\nsigned by the head of the regional device organisation (OPD) and affixed\nwith a stamp, although without a date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, this is a new finding for us. We are also becoming alert so\nthat patterns like this are not imitated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) in the\nTulungagung area, East Java, on 10 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, on 11 April 2026, the KPK brought Gatut Sunu along\nwith his younger sibling and 11 others to Jakarta for further\nexamination.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, the KPK named Gatut Sunu Wibowo and his aide Dwi\nYoga Ambal as suspects in the alleged extortion case and other receipts\nin the Tulungagung Regency Government environment for the 2025-2026\nfiscal year.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-uncovers-new-extortion-method-by-tulungagung-regent-using-stamped-letters-1775969450",
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