KPK Arrests Central Java BPK Chief in Klaten Regent’s Sting, Seizes Rp1 Billion
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested Ahmad Luthfi H. Rahmatullah, head of the Central Java provincial representative office of the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK), in a sting operation that also ensnared Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed the arrest of the BPK official. He said two civil servants from the BPK were detained in the operation.
“Correct, one of them is the head of the Central Java representative office,” he said, as quoted on Friday (16 October 2026).
Budi said 20 people in total were caught in the operation. Nineteen were arrested in Klaten, Central Java, while one other person was detained in Jakarta.
“So there are two people from the BPK civil service,” he said.
The person arrested in Jakarta was also identified as being connected to the BPK. The KPK has not yet announced the identities of everyone detained or their legal status.
On Thursday evening, KPK investigators began scheduling a case review to determine the legal status of those arrested.
“A case review is scheduled for tonight,” he said.
The operation involving Hamenang was the KPK’s 23rd sting operation in 2026.
In the case, the KPK suspects Hamenang received bribes linked to the procurement of goods and services, permits, and other payments from regional government agencies.
The KPK also suspects that BPK officials were bribed in connection with an audit of the Klaten Regency Government’s financial statements.
Investigators seized about Rp1 billion in cash. The KPK is continuing to investigate the case and determine the legal status of those caught in the operation.
The KPK earlier announced the arrest of Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo in its 23rd sting operation of 2026. Investigators also detained several people from the Klaten Regency Government and the private sector.
KPK chairman Setyo Budiyanto confirmed the arrests in Jakarta on Thursday (15 October 2026). “Correct,” he said.
Setyo said several other people were arrested alongside Hamenang, including civil servants in the Klaten Regency Government and private-sector figures.