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        "id": 1891918,
        "msgid": "pemalang-regent-named-suspect-in-extortion-and-counter-extortion-case-1785466580",
        "date": "2026-07-31 08:32:55",
        "title": "Pemalang Regent Named Suspect in Extortion and Counter-Extortion Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the Regent of Pemalang, Anom Widiyantoro, as a suspect in an extortion case involving subordinates. The investigation has also uncovered allegations that an administrative staff member of the KPK attempted to extort the Regent.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradability Commission (KPK) has named the Regent of\nPemalang, Anom Widiyantoro, as a suspect in an alleged extortion scheme\ntargeting his subordinates. The case handled by the KPK involves more\nthan just extortion, as investigators have also uncovered allegations of\nextortion directed at Anom by an individual within the KPK staff.<\/p>\n<p>Anom was caught in a KPK sting operation (OTT) at a hotel in Jakarta.\nFour individuals, including Anom, have been named as suspects across two\nclusters of the case. The suspects are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Anom Widiyantoro (AWI), Regent of Pemalang<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Mohamad Haris (GHA), a private individual and confidant of the\nRegent<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Lilik Budi Suprianto (LBS), a private individual<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Iptu Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto (DIS), an administrative staff\nmember at the KPK<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Extortion of Subordinates Totalling Rp 1.98 Billion<\/p>\n<p>KPK Acting Director of Investigation, Achmad Taufik Husein, explained\nthat Anom carried out the extortion through his confidant, Mohammad\nHaris, also known as Gus Haris (GHA). The total amount collected reached\nRp 1.98 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAWI, through GHA, allegedly requested money from several regional\nofficials and private partners for his personal use. GHA collected funds\ntotalling approximately Rp 1.98 billion,\u201d Achach said during a press\nconference at the KPK in Jakarta on Thursday (30\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Extorted by KPK Staff<\/p>\n<p>Part of the collected funds was used to manage legal matters within\nthe KPK. This process was facilitated through Lilik Budi Suprianto\n(LBS), who is the father of Iptu Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto (DIS), a KPK\nadministrative staff member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubsequently, AWI, GHA, and LBS met three times at restaurants in\nthe Magelang and Semarang areas, where LBS requested Rp 2 billion to\nmanage the legal case,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>To extort Anom, Lilik obtained information regarding the\ninvestigation of the case through Setya. Lilik lured Anom with the\npromise that he could resolve the matter at the KPK because his son was\nstationed there.<\/p>\n<p>KPK to Proceed with Criminal Charges Against Staff Member<\/p>\n<p>The KPK emphasised that its staff member will face criminal\nproceedings. Furthermore, the KPK Supervisory Board (Dewas) will be\ninvolved regarding ethical sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will certainly proceed with criminal law; if proven, there will\nalso be ethical sanctions, and the Inspectorate and Dewas will be\ninvolved, as this staff member is bound by the KPK\u2019s code of ethics and\nconduct,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of their actions, Anom and Haris are charged with\ncorruption as regulated under Article 12 letter e and\/or Article 12B of\nLaw Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes,\nas amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 20 of\nthe 2023 Criminal Code. Lilik and Dias are similarly charged under\nArticle 12 letter e of the same anti-corruption laws.<\/p>\n<p>During the sting operation, the KPK also seized evidence valued at Rp\n2.7 billion, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Rp 300 million in cash at the residence of Mohamad\nHaris;<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Rp 80 million in cash at a \u2018media house\u2019;<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Bank books in the name of Mohamed Haris, suspected to be a\ncollection account, containing Rp 670 million, which has been secured by\nthe KPK;<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>A suitcase found in Anom Widiyantoro\u2019s car containing Rp 451\nmillion in cash, seized in Jakarta.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pemalang-regent-named-suspect-in-extortion-and-counter-extortion-case-1785466580",
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