KPK Conducts 10th OTT in 2026, Captures Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted its tenth hand-catching operation (OTT) of 2026 in the Tulungagung region, East Java. Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo was confirmed to have been arrested by the KPK in the said OTT. “True,” stated KPK Deputy Chairman Fitroh Rohcahyanto when confirmed by ANTARA from Jakarta on Friday. The KPK has a 1 x 24-hour period to determine the status of the arrested parties in the OTT in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). Previously, the KPK began its first OTT of 2026 by arresting eight individuals on 9-10 January 2026. The arrests concerned alleged bribery in tax examinations within the North Jakarta Medium Tax Service Office of the Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance, for the period 2021-2026. The second OTT, on 19 January 2026, saw the KPK confirm the arrest of Madiun Mayor Maidi. On 20 January 2026, the anti-corruption agency announced Maidi as one of the suspects in alleged corruption involving extortion through project rewards, CSR funds, and other gratuities within the Madiun City Government, East Java. On 19 January 2026, the KPK conducted its third OTT and arrested Pati Regent Sudewo. On 20 January 2026, the KPK announced Sudewo as one of the suspects in alleged extortion related to the appointment of village officials within the Pati Regency Government, Central Java. The fourth OTT, on 4 February 2026, took place within the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office, South Kalimantan. The arrests related to the tax restitution process in that tax office. On 4 February 2026, the KPK announced its fifth OTT related to the importation of counterfeit goods. One of those arrested was former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, Rizal, who was serving as Head of the West Sumatra Customs Region Office. The sixth OTT was revealed on 5 February 2026, concerning alleged corruption in handling a 6,500 square metre land dispute within the Depok District Court, West Java. The KPK designated Depok District Court Chief I Wayan Eka Mariarta, Deputy Chief Bambang Setyawan, and the President Director of PT Karabha Digdaya—a Ministry of Finance subsidiary—as suspects. The seventh OTT was announced on 3 March 2026, during the Ramadan month. The KPK designated Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq as the sole suspect in a case of alleged corruption related to outsourcing services procurement and other procurements within the Pekalongan Regency Government for the 2023-2026 fiscal years. The eighth OTT, still during Ramadan, saw the KPK announce on 10 March 2026 the arrest and subsequent designation of Rejang Lebong Regent Muhammad Fikri Thobari as one of the suspects in alleged project bribery within the Rejang Lebong Regency Government, Bengkulu, for the 2025-2026 fiscal years. The ninth OTT, also during Ramadan, was conducted by the KPK on 13 March 2026 with the arrest of Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman. Syamsul Auliya subsequently became one of the suspects in a case of alleged extortion and other receipts within the Cilacap Regency Government, Central Java, for the 2025-2026 fiscal years.