Ahmad Ali May Face KPK Questioning in Gratification Case
Jakarta, VIVA – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opened the possibility of re-summoning Deputy Chairman of the National Leadership Council of Pemuda Pancasila and Daily Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) central board, Ahmad Ali, along with Pemuda Pancasila Chairman Japto Soerjosoemarno and Chairman of the Pemuda Pancasila East Kalimantan Regional Leadership Council and patron of Borneo FC, Said Amin.
The KPK issued the statement after designating three corporate entities as suspects in the continued investigation of an alleged gratification case involving former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari.
“The KPK is certainly open to the possibility of summoning witnesses who can explain and provide information regarding the alleged gratification practices through these three corporations and the associated money flows,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Thursday, 19 February 2026.
Ahmad Ali was previously examined by the KPK on 7 March 2025, Japto on 26 February 2025, and Said Amin on 27 June 2024.
On 28 September 2017, the KPK designated Rita Widyasari, President Director of PT Sawit Golden Prima Hery Susanto Gun, and Commissioner of PT Media Bangun Bersama Khairudin as suspects in an alleged gratification case in the Kutai Kartanegara area of East Kalimantan.
Rita was alleged to have received bribes amounting to Rp6 billion in connection with the granting of a location permit for an oil palm plantation in Kupang Baru Village, Muara Kaman District, to PT Sawit Golden Prima.
On 16 January 2018, the KPK designated Rita Widyasari and Khairudin as suspects in alleged money laundering offences.
On 6 June 2024, the KPK revealed it had seized 91 vehicles and various other items of economic value, five plots of land with a total area reaching thousands of square metres, and 30 luxury watches of various brands during the investigation.
On 19 February 2025, the KPK disclosed that Rita Widyasari was also alleged to have received millions of US dollars in connection with coal mining, reportedly up to approximately five US dollars per metric tonne of coal.
On 19 February 2026, the KPK announced three corporations as suspects in the alleged gratification case linked to coal production tonnage in Kutai Kartanegara. They are PT Sinar Kumala Naga (SKN), PT Alamjaya Barapratama (ABP), and PT Bara Kumala Sakti (BKS).