KPK Begins Summoning Witnesses in Gatut Sunu Wibowo Extortion Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has begun summoning witnesses in the investigation into the alleged extortion case implicating former Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo.
The examination took place at the East Java Provincial Financial and Development Supervisory Agency office,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Budi stated that the witnesses summoned by the KPK included AW, Head of the Protocol Section of the Tulungagung Regency Regional Secretariat; JTR, Staff of the Protocol Section of the Tulungagung Regional Secretariat; MMM, Head of the Public Welfare Section of the Tulungagung Regional Secretariat; as well as AL and MG, Personal Secretaries to the Tulungagung Regent.
Additionally, FH, Head of the Culture Division of the Tulungagung Culture and Tourism Office; SO, Head of the Tulungagung Agriculture Office; RP, Head of the Tulungagung Social Office; and HTO, Head of the Tulungagung Civil Service Police Unit.
Previously, the KPK conducted a sting operation (OTT) in the Tulungagung area, East Java, on 10 April 2026.
The KPK arrested 18 people in that OTT, including Gatut Sunu Wibowo and his younger brother, who is also a member of the Tulungagung Regency DPRD, Jatmiko Dwijo Saputro.
The day after, on 11 April 2026, the KPK brought Gatut Sunu Wibowo and his brother, along with 11 others, to Jakarta for intensive examination.
On the same date, the KPK announced Gatut Sunu Wibowo (GSW) and his aide Dwi Yoga Ambal (YOG) as suspects in the alleged extortion and other receipts case within the Tulungagung Regency Government for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
The KPK suspects Gatut Sunu of extorting regional apparatus officials in the Tulungagung Regency Government using the method of resignation statements from positions and civil servant status. These letters were already signed and stamped, but undated.
Through this method, the KPK suspects Gatut Sunu Wibowo obtained up to Rp2.7 billion from a target of Rp5 billion from 16 heads of regional apparatus organisations (OPD) within the Tulungagung Regency Government.