KPK Arrests Five, Including Sukoharjo Regent Etik Suryani, in Sting Operation
Jakarta, VIVA – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) carried out a sting operation (OTT) in the Solo Raya area of Central Java. During the operation, the KPK arrested five people, including the Regent of Sukoharjo, Etik Suryani.
“In this sting operation, the team secured five people, one of whom is the Regent of Sukoharjo,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists on Friday, 10 July 2026.
Budi explained that the Regent of Sukoharjo and the four other individuals were scheduled to be taken to Jakarta on Friday morning for further questioning.
Under the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), the KPK has 24 hours to determine the legal status of those arrested in the operation.
Earlier, the KPK began its first sting operation of 2026 by arresting eight people between 9 and 10 January. The arrests related to alleged bribery in tax audits at the North Jakarta Medium Tax Office under the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, covering the period 2021 to 2026.
In the same month, the KPK arrested the Mayor of Madiun, Maidi, in its second sting operation, and the Regent of Pati, Sudewo, in the third.
In February 2026, the KPK arrested the head of the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office in South Kalimantan in its fourth operation.
In the same month, the KPK also arrested Rizal, the former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance, who was serving as Head of the Customs Regional Office for Western Sumatra, in its fifth operation.
In addition, the KPK arrested the Chief Judge of the Depok District Court, I Wayan Eka Mariarta, and the Deputy Chief Judge of the Depok District Court, Bambang Setyawan, in its sixth operation.
During March 2026, which coincided with Ramadan, the KPK arrested the Regent of Pekalongan, Fadia Arafiq; the Regent of Rejang Lebong, Muhammad Fikri Thobari; and the Regent of Cilacap, Syamsul Auliya Rachman. All three were arrested in separate sting operations.
In April 2026, the KPK arrested the Regent of Tulungagung, Gatut Sunu Wibowo, in its tenth operation. However, throughout May 2026, the KPK carried out no sting operations.
In June 2026, the KPK resumed its operations, leading to the surrender of the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, Silmy Karim.
The KPK then arrested the Regent of Muara Enim, Edison, in its twelfth operation, and arrested a civil servant of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia in its thirteenth operation, which was a follow-up to a previous arrest. In addition, the KPK carried out its fourteenth operation, which led to the surrender of the Regent of Kuantan Singingi, Suhardiman Amby.