Corruption Defendant Claims to Have Transfer Evidence to Prosecutor, NTB High Prosecutor's Office Responds
The Oversight Division of the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) High Prosecutor’s Office is currently investigating allegations that a prosecutor received bribes from Subhan, the former Head of the Sumbawa Land Agency, who is a defendant in a corruption case involving land procurement in Sumbawa.
“We are still digging into and investigating those (bribery) allegations,” stated the Assistant for Oversight at the NTB High Prosecutor’s Office, I Wayan Eka Widdyara, on Friday, 3 July 2026.
He noted that the information regarding the alleged bribery is still general in nature. There are currently no specific details that serve as a basis for the NTB High Prosecutor’s Office to investigate potential ethical violations by the prosecutor.
The defendant, who made these claims public through his legal counsel, has not yet filed an official report with the NTB High Prosecutor’s Office. Widdyara encouraged the relevant parties to come forward and file a report accompanied by evidence to provide a reference for the oversight division’s investigation.
“We are waiting for official information (a report) before we can prove it. If there is indeed a specific individual involved, please report it. Our oversight process is open,” he said.
The information regarding alleged bribes received by a prosecutor from the defendant, Subhan, was also addressed by the Head of the NTB High Prosecutor’s Office, Wahyudi. The Head of the NTB Prosecutor’s Office responded to Subhan’s plan to report this matter to the Prosecutor’s Commission and Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI).
“Yes, that is his right; he is free to do so. We will simply rely on facts and data,” said Wahyudi.
He confirmed that throughout the ongoing investigation into Subhan’s case—which includes developments regarding gratification and money laundering (TPPU)—he has not received any information regarding such bribery.
“So far, reports from the investigators do not point towards that (the receipt of money). If there is such information, it will certainly become a subject for evaluation by the investigators,” he added.
News of the alleged bribery involving a prosecutor emerged from statements made by Subhan’s legal counsel, Kurniadi. He asserted that his team possesses evidence involving several prosecutors as recipients of bribes.
“There is evidence of transfers. We have it. It shows the inflow and outflow of money,” Kurniadi stated.
However, he revealed that these transfer records have not yet been recorded as part of the prosecutors’ examination of his client during the investigation into money laundering and gratification arising from the primary land procurement case.