DPRD Members Suspected of Acting as Intermediaries in Inactive Pemalang Regent Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that members of the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in Central Java acted as intermediaries in an extortion cluster involving a police officer stationed at the KPK and his father, targeting the inactive Regent of Pemalang, Anom Widiyantoro.
“The parties suspected of acting as intermediaries are members of the DPRD,” stated KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta. Several DPRD members from both the Central Java Provincial level and Pemalang Regency have been summoned by the KPK for questioning as witnesses in the alleged extortion case.
On Tuesday, the KPK summoned the Chairman of Commission A of the Central Java Provincial DPRD, Imam Teguh Purnomo, as a witness. Subsequently, on Wednesday, the KPK summoned Pemalang Regency DPRD members Nuryani and Fahmi Hakim for examination.
The investigation into the inactive Regent of Pemalang, Anamin Widiyantoro, was conducted by the KPK on 28 July 2026, resulting in his arrest on the same day. On 30 July 2026, the KPK announced the results of a sting operation (OTT), naming four individuals as suspects across two separate extortion clusters.
Anom is alleged to have extorted officials within the Pemalang Regency Government and private parties. The KPK has named Anom and his trusted associate, Mohamad Haris (alias Gus Haris), as suspects. The KPK suspects that through Haris, the suspect requested money from various regional officials and private entities for personal gain, with the total amount collected estimated at up to Rp1.98 billion.
The second cluster involves allegations of extortion against Anom involving Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto and his father, Lilik Budi Suprianto. Setya is a member of the National Police seconded as an administrative staff member at the KPK.
Setya is alleged to have provided information regarding the administrative process of case handling to Lilik, who then used this information to solicit money from Anom by offering to manage the case within the KPK. Following searches at seven locations related to the investigation, the KPK seized vehicles, cash, and precious metals.
The KPK has warned the public to be wary of extortion and fraud tactics involving individuals pretending to manage legal cases using the agency’s name. The KPK has also detained four suspects: Regent Anom Widiyantoro, Lilik Budi Suprianto, Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto, and Mohamad Haris, following the sting operation.