Kediri Military Commander Denies Viral Video Alleging Kickbacks in Village Cooperative Development
A video circulating on the X platform has drawn public scrutiny due to conversations allegedly involving the distribution of commissions for the KDMP development project. In the circulating footage, a woman in civil servant (ASN) uniform is seen conversing in Javanese with a man identified as a member of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).
Clarification regarding the video was provided directly by Lieutenant Colonel Inf Dhavid Nur Hadiansych via a video statement. In his statement, Dhavid ensured that there are no practices involving the sale of KDMP programme points as alleged in the video.
“There is no practice of buying or selling KDMP points in the Greater Kediri region. I declare that the video is untrue,” said Dhavid, as reported on Monday (18/5/2026).
Dhavid explained that the KDMP programme is a central government programme implemented based on Presidential Instruction Number 9 of 2025. In its implementation, local governments are responsible for providing land, while the construction is carried out by the Military District Command (Kodim) with budget support from Agrinas.
According to him, the entire construction process is conducted openly using a labour-intensive system and is directly supervised by the Kodim ranks down to the field-level Babinsa (village-level officers).
“This is not a project. This is a Presidential programme for the community. There is no intervention from civil servants or any other parties,” he explained.
He also expressed his objection because his name and the TNI institution were misappropriated in the viral video without prior clarification. Dhavid emphasised that during his tenure as the Commander of Kodim 0809 Kediri, he has never been involved in practices such as those alleged.
“We immediately gathered all my staff, the sub-district commanders (Danramil), my staff, and the media. We reported that the video is untrue and that the videos are hoaxes. Primarily, regarding legal steps for the video creator, I declare that I will take firm legal action,” he asserted.
Dhavid also urged the public to be more prudent in using social media and not to easily believe or spread information whose veracity has not been confirmed.