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        "id": 1871876,
        "msgid": "pan-expels-west-lombok-regent-caught-in-kpk-sting-operation-1784624311",
        "date": "2026-07-21 14:43:21",
        "title": "PAN Expels West Lombok Regent Caught in KPK Sting Operation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The National Mandate Party (PAN) has dismissed West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini from the party following his arrest in a Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sting operation. The party's central board apologised for the regent's actions and has taken over the local leadership. Zaini's arrest adds to a growing list of regional heads implicated in corruption cases during President Prabowo Subianto's administration.",
        "content": "<p>The Central Executive Board of the National Mandate Party has\ndismissed West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini as a party cadre after he\nwas caught in a sting operation by the Corruption Eradication\nCommission. PAN Deputy Chairman Viva Yoga Mauladi apologised for Lalu\nAhmad\u2019s unlawful actions. \u201cThe PAN Central Executive Board has dismissed\nLalu Ahmad Zaini as a party member for violating the party\u2019s goals and\nplatform of struggle,\u201d Viva said in a written statement on Tuesday, 21\nJuly 2026. The PAN Central Executive Board has also taken over the\nleadership of the West Lombok Regional Executive Board, which was\npreviously the responsibility of Ahmad Zaini. PAN has given the KPK the\ngo-ahead to continue the legal process against Ahmad Zaini in a\ntransparent, objective, and accountable manner to uphold justice. \u201cPAN\nalways supports the KPK\u2019s existence in its main duties and functions to\neradicate corruption, create a clean government, and uphold fair law,\u201d\nsaid the Deputy Minister of Transmigration. Viva conveyed that PAN\nChairman Zulkifli Hasan consistently reminds his cadres to be\ntrustworthy in carrying out their duties. He said Zulkifli Hasan always\nprovides advice and stern warnings to his cadres to be careful in\nmanaging regional governance. West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini\narrived at the KPK\u2019s Red and White Building in South Jakarta on Monday\nevening, 20 July 2026, to undergo further examination after being caught\nin the sting operation. Ahmad Zaini adds to the list of regional heads\nimplicated in corruption, bringing the total to 16 cases in the first\ntwo years of President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s administration. Ahmad Zaini\nwas ensnared in a KPK sting operation that arrested 19 people in West\nLombok and one person from the private sector in Jakarta. The KPK stated\nthe case involves conflicts of interest in procurement, project bribery,\nand gratuities within the West Lombok Regency Government. \u201cWe will\nconvey the details in full at a press conference this afternoon,\u201d said\nBudi in a written statement on Tuesday, 21 July 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pan-expels-west-lombok-regent-caught-in-kpk-sting-operation-1784624311",
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