How Did the Fake KPK Employee Extort Rp 300 Million from Sahroni?

Jakarta - Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Ahmad Sahroni, claimed he was extorted by a fake Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employee. The fake KPK employee extorted and demanded Rp 300 million from the NasDem Party’s General Treasurer. Sahroni revealed that the fake KPK employee claimed to be the Head of the Enforcement Bureau of the anti-corruption agency. “It’s true, I was extorted by someone claiming to be the Head of the KPK Enforcement Bureau. The one demanding Rp 300 million was on behalf of the KPK leadership,” said Sahroni when contacted on Saturday (10/4/2026). In that meeting, the person claimed to be an envoy from the KPK leadership tasked with requesting Rp 300 million. “So, the chronology is, a woman came to the House of Representatives and asked to meet me. Then, I met her and she claimed to be an envoy from the KPK leadership, and there she demanded Rp 300 million for KPK leadership support,” explained Sahroni. Sahroni then tried to verify the truth about the KPK sending an envoy to meet him, even demanding a certain amount of money. Nevertheless, Sahroni attempted to trap the perpetrator by having his staff hand over money amounting to 17,400 US dollars or equivalent to the demanded amount. Sahroni revealed that the perpetrator stated the money would be used for the operational needs of the KPK leadership. “The KPK then coordinated with the Metro Jaya Police, and afterwards I reported this case to the Metro Jaya Police. I then cooperated with the Metro Jaya Police and the KPK to arrest this person by giving the money at her house,” said Sahroni. The Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Commissioner Pol Budi Hermanto, said the case came to light after Sahroni reported it to the Metro Jaya Police on 9 April 2026. “The perpetrator approached the victim in the Commission III DPR RI room and claimed to be a KPK employee on orders from the KPK leadership. The perpetrator then demanded Rp 300 million from the victim,” Budi explained in a written statement on Saturday (11/4/2026). From the arrest, the police seized a KPK-logo stamp, eight sheets of KPK-headed summons letters, two mobile phones, and four different identity cards. Meanwhile, Budi has not provided further details regarding the arrest chronology of TH or the possibility of other parties involved in this case.