Following the Arrest of Cilacap Regent and Regional Secretary, KPK Continues to Search Offices at Cilacap Municipality
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted searches of several offices at the Pendapa Wijayakusuma complex in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, on Monday, 16 March. The search was a follow-up to the arrest operation that ensnared Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman and Regional Secretary Sadmoko Danardono.
KPK investigators visited several key offices at the municipal complex from the morning onwards. The offices examined included the Cilacap Regent’s office, the Regional Secretary’s office, and the offices of the Regional Secretary’s assistants.
During the search process, investigators could be seen entering and exiting offices under police escort. Several documents allegedly related to the case being handled by the KPK were removed by investigators.
Some documents were even placed into suitcases and taken from the Cilacap Regional Secretariat office. At least four vehicles believed to belong to the KPK team left the Pendopo Wijayakusuma area.
The search was conducted after the KPK established the Cilacap Regent and Regional Secretary as suspects in an alleged extortion case related to demands for holiday allowance (THR) payments.
Acting Cilacap Regent Ammy Amalia Fatma Surya confirmed that KPK searches were conducted in several offices within the Cilacap municipal area. According to her, the offices examined included the Regent’s office, the Regional Secretary’s office, and the offices of the Regional Secretary’s assistants.
“The Regent’s office, followed by Assistant I, II, III, and the Regional Secretary’s office. These were sealed yesterday, and searches were conducted today,” said Ammy.
Ammy explained that the search was part of the investigation process to find additional evidence related to the case being handled by the KPK.
She added that if investigators discovered documents deemed relevant to the case, those documents could be seized along with a seizure report. “If there are documents that need to be seized, a seizure report will be prepared. If not, only a search report will be made, and the seals will be removed so that office activities can resume,” she said.
Furthermore, Ammy believed the legal process currently underway would likely take considerable time. In handling cases, investigators typically conduct witness examinations more than once. “The investigation and prosecution process indeed takes time. Witness summons can also occur more than once,” she said.
The KPK’s arrest of Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman and Regional Secretary Sadmoko Danardono adds to the growing list of regional heads ensnared in corruption cases. Since October 2024 through March 2026, at least nine regional leaders have been caught in similar operations involving patterns of bribery, gratification, and project fund collection schemes.
The National Awakening Party (PKB) leadership expressed concern over the establishment of Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman, a PKB member, as a suspect in the KPK’s investigation into the alleged corruption case involving holiday allowance schemes.