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    "data": {
        "id": 1674861,
        "msgid": "many-regional-heads-caught-in-corruption-deputy-interior-minister-if-not-evaluated-there-could-be-an-ott-1776084677",
        "date": "2026-04-13 19:31:35",
        "title": "Many Regional Heads Caught in Corruption, Deputy Interior Minister: If Not Evaluated, There Could Be an OTT Every Week",
        "author": "Singgih Wiryono",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Deputy Interior Minister Bima Arya Sugiharto has called for a comprehensive evaluation across all levels of government in response to six regional heads being ensnared in Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sting operations over the past four months. He warned that without such reforms, similar arrests could occur weekly, highlighting the need to address issues from political party cadre selection and regional head nominations to procurement systems and bureaucratic meritocracy. The implicated officials include regents from Cilacap, Rejang Lebong, Pekalongan, Pati, and Tulungagung, as well as the mayor of Madiun, adding to a growing list of corruption cases involving local leaders.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Interior Minister of Indonesia, Bima Arya Sugiharto, stated\nthat a thorough overhaul and evaluation are needed across all levels to\nimprove regional governance. He made this remark in response to six\nregional heads being caught in the Corruption Eradication Commission\u2019s\n(KPK) sting operations (OTT) over the past four months. \u201cA fundamental\nand comprehensive evaluation is needed across all lines; if not, there\ncould be an OTT every week,\u201d Bima told Kompas.com on Monday (13\/4\/2026).\nHe also explained that the Interior Ministry has implemented diverse\nmentoring programmes, including cross-agency efforts. Bima added that\nnumerous areas require improvement, starting from political party cadre\ndevelopment, regional head nominations, to the regional head election\nsystem. He also touched on other systems such as goods and services\nprocurement up to bureaucratic meritocracy. \u201cThe position of the\ninspectorate, up to improvements in regional apparatus organisations\n(APH) and remuneration for regional heads,\u201d he emphasised. The six\nregional heads are Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya, Rejang Lebong Regent\nFikri Thobari, Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq, Madiun Mayor Maidi, Pati\nRegent Sudewo, and Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo. These six add\nto the list of regional heads arrested by the KPK in the previous year.\nThey are a series of regional heads caught in KPK OTTs and are currently\nundergoing legal processes.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/many-regional-heads-caught-in-corruption-deputy-interior-minister-if-not-evaluated-there-could-be-an-ott-1776084677",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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