Ahmad Sahroni Intentionally Hands Over Rp 300 Million to Trap Fake KPK Officers

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Ahmad Sahroni, admitted to intentionally handing over Rp 300 million to trap perpetrators who claimed to be employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and defrauded him.

“The question is, has the money been given yet? How do you expect to catch someone if the money isn’t given? That’s why I video-called the person I instructed to deliver the money to ensure the recipient received it,” Sahroni revealed in the Kebayoran area on Saturday (11/4/2026).

The perpetrators demanded Rp 300 million in the name of a KPK leader.

“In the end, I gave the money, equivalent to US$17,400. But now the narrative has changed, as if I was involved in a case, which I’m not. That woman didn’t mention any case at all. She just asked for money in the name of the KPK leader,” Sahroni explained.

According to him, the perpetrators stated that the money would be used for the operational costs of the KPK leadership.

Therefore, on Monday afternoon, Sahroni immediately confirmed the matter with the KPK leadership.

“That afternoon, I informed the KPK leadership and asked if this was true. They said ‘it’s not true’, so I immediately said, ‘arrest them if it’s not true’. Then, the KPK coordinated with Metro Jaya Police, and that’s how the process unfolded,” Sahroni stated.

Previously reported, Sahroni had handed over Rp 300 million after being approached by someone claiming to be a KPK employee.

The case was then reported to Metro Jaya Police, leading to the arrest of a woman with the initials TH alias D (48), who is suspected to be the perpetrator.