KPK Alleges Anwar Sadad Received Rp6.9 Billion in East Java Grant Bribes
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that Anwar Sadad, a member of the DPR RI for the 2024–2029 term, is suspected of receiving Rp6.9 billion in bribes whilst serving as Deputy Speaker of the East Java Provincial DPRD.
Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, explained that the money received by Anwar Sadad is suspected to have been an advance payment, referred to as “ijon”, channelled through his staff member, Bagus Wahyudiono (BGS).
“AS, through BGS, is suspected of receiving an ijon received at the outset, at the very least in the amount of Rp6.9 billion,” said Taufik at the KPK’s Red-and-White Building in Jakarta on Wednesday (22/7/2026).
According to the KPK’s investigation, the Rp6.9 billion came from three private parties who paid money in order to secure allocations from the grant funds to which Anwar Sadad had access as a member of the East Java DPRD.
The three private parties transferred the money to Anwar Sadad through the intermediary of his staff member, Bagus Wahyudiono.
The case is a development of the hand-catching operation (OTT) carried out by the KPK in December 2022 against Sahat Tua Simanjuntak, Deputy Speaker of the East Java DPRD for the 2019–2024 term. The KPK has named a total of 21 people as suspects in this grant fund corruption case.
However, the number of suspects now stands at 20 after Kusnadi (KUS), Speaker of the East Java DPRD for the 2019–2024 term, was declared dead on 16 December 2025, and the investigation against him was terminated.
As of 22 July 2026, the KPK has detained only seven of the remaining 20 suspects. Those detained include bribe-givers from the private sector and former village heads.
The suspects who have been detained are Wawan Kristiawan, Sukar, Hasanuddin, Jodi Pradana Putra, Achmad Yahya, M. Fathullah, and Ra Wahid Ruslan. Meanwhile, the remaining 13 suspects, including Anwar Sadad, are still undergoing further investigation by the anti-graft agency.
The case has recorded the involvement of numerous parties, ranging from provincial and district-level DPRD members to private parties from various regions across East Java, including Pasuruan, Bangkalan, Sampang, Probolinggo, Tulungagung, Sumenep, Gresik, and Blitar.
Taufik revealed that a number of assets consist of a plot of land in Surabaya valued at Rp4.5 billion and two shophouse units in Surabaya worth Rp3 billion.
The KPK detained three suspects who allegedly bribed Anwar Sadad in connection with the East Java Provincial Government grant fund case for the 2019–2022 fiscal years.