Another Raid! Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo Arrested by KPK

Jakarta, VIVA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out its tenth hand-catching operation (OTT) of 2026 in Tulungagung, East Java. KPK confirmed that Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo was arrested in the operation. This was verified by KPK Deputy Chairman Fitroh Rohcahyanto. “It is true,” he said on Friday, 10 April 2026. KPK has 1 x 24 hours to determine the status of the arrested party in the OTT in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). Previously, KPK began its first OTT of 2026 by arresting eight people on 9-10 January 2026. The arrests concerned alleged bribery in tax examinations within the North Jakarta Medium Tax Service Office of the Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, for the period 2021-2026. The second OTT, on 19 January 2026, saw KPK confirm the arrest of Madiun Mayor Maidi. On 20 January 2026, the anti-corruption agency announced Maidi as one of the suspects in alleged corruption in the form of extortion involving project rewards, CSR funds, and other receipts or gratuities within the Madiun City Government, East Java. On 19 January 2026, KPK conducted the third OTT and arrested Pati Regent Sudewo. On 20 January 2026, KPK announced Sudewo as one of the suspects in alleged extortion in the appointment of village officials within the Pati Regency Government, Central Java. The fourth OTT, on 4 February 2026, was in the environment of the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office, South Kalimantan. The arrests related to the tax restitution process in that tax office. On 4 February 2026, KPK announced the fifth OTT related to the importation of counterfeit or imitation goods. One of those arrested was former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, Rizal, who was serving as Head of the West Sumatra Customs Region Office. The sixth OTT was revealed on 5 February 2026, concerning alleged corruption in handling a 6,500 square metre land dispute within the Depok District Court, West Java. KPK designated Depok District Court Chief I Wayan Eka Mariarta, Deputy Chief Bambang Setyawan, and the President Director of PT Karabha Digdaya, a Ministry of Finance subsidiary, as suspects. The seventh OTT was announced on 3 March 2026, during the Ramadan month. KPK designated Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq as the sole suspect in a case of alleged corruption related to the procurement of outsourcing services or contract labour, and other procurements within the Pekalongan Regency Government for the 2023-2026 fiscal years.