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East Java Grant Fund Case: KPK Finds Seizure Seals Damaged

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East Java Grant Fund Case: KPK Finds Seizure Seals Damaged
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Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has discovered that seizure seals were allegedly damaged on several assets seized in connection with the alleged corruption case involving the management of grant funds for community groups (pokmas) in the East Java Provincial Government for the 2019–2022 fiscal year.

KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated in Jakarta on Friday that the anti-corruption agency discovered this after conducting physical inspections of several seized assets related to the East Java grant fund case.

Budi noted that the physical inspections were carried out on a house in Surabaya, East Java, and a sports arena in Pasuruan, East Java.

He continued that both assets are linked to a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) and one of the suspects in the case, Anwar Sadad.

“During the activity, investigators found acts of vandalism and burning of the seizure signs that had been previously installed,” said Budi.

Previously, the KPK had named 21 suspects in the development of the investigation into the alleged East Java grant fund corruption.

The development of the case is related to the sting operation (OTT) against the Deputy Chairman of the East Java DPRD 2019–2024, Sahat Tua Simanjuntak, in December 2022.

On 2 October 2025, the KPK announced the identities of the 21 suspects in the case. However, on 16 December 2025, the KPK halted the investigation for one suspect due to his death, namely the Chairman of the East Java DPRD for the 2019–2024 period, Kusnadi.

Three suspects identified as recipients of bribes in the East Java grant fund case include:

  1. Deputy Chairman of East Java DPRD 2019–2024, Anwar Sadad (AS)

  2. Deputy Chairman of East Java DPRD 2019–2024, Achmad Iskandar (AI)

  3. Staff of Anwar Sadad, Bagus Wahyudiono (BGS)

Seventeen suspects identified as bribe givers in the East Java grant fund case include:

  1. Member of East Java DPRD 2019–2024, Mahfud (MHD)

  2. Deputy Chairman of Sampang DPRD 2019–2024, Fauzan Adima (FA)

  3. Deputy Chairman of Probolinggo DPRD 2019–2024, Jon Junaidi (JJ)

  4. Private sector from Sampang, Ahmad Heriyadi (AH)

  5. Private sector from Sampang, Ahmad Affandy (AA)

  6. Private sector from Sampang, Abdul Motollib (AM)

  7. Private sector from Probolinggo, or currently member of East Java DPRD 2024–2029, Moch. Mahrus (MM)

  8. Private sector from Tulungagung, A. Royan (AR)

  9. Private sector from Tulungagung, Wawan Kristiawan (WK)

  10. Former Village Head from Tulungagung, Sukar (SUK)

  11. Private sector from Bangkalan, Ra Wahid Ruslan (RWR)

  12. Private sector from Bangkalan, Mashudi (MS)

  13. Private sector from Pasuruan, M. Fathullah (MF)

  14. Private sector from Pasuruan, Achmad Yahya (AY)

  15. Private sector from Sumenep, Ahmad Jailani (AJ)

  16. Private sector from Gresik, or currently member of East Java DPRD 2024–2029, Hasanuddin (HAS)

  17. Private sector from Blitar, Jodi Pradana Putra (JPP)

As of 28 July 2026, the KPK has only detained eight of the 20 suspects in the case.

These include Wawan Kristiawan, Sukar, Hasanuddin, and Jodi Pradana Putra for the bribery cluster involving Kusnadi. Additionally, Achmad Yahya, M. Fathullah, Ra Wahid Ruslan, and Moch. Mahrus have been detained for the bribery cluster involving Anwar Sadad and Bagus Wahyudiono.

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