KPK Conducts OTT in Tulungagung, Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo Arrested

Jakarta, VIVA – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted its tenth hand-catching operation (OTT) of 2026 in the Tulungagung region, East Java. In the operation, KPK arrested the Regent of Tulungagung, Gatut Sunu Wibowo. The arrest of Gatut was confirmed directly by the Deputy Chairman of KPK, Fitroh Rohcahyanto. “It is true,” said Fitroh, as reported by ANTARA on Friday, 10 April 2026. KPK has a 1 x 24-hour period to determine the status of the parties arrested in the OTT in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). Previously, KPK began its first OTT of 2026 by arresting eight people on 9-10 January 2026. This arrest concerned allegations of 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 KPK confirm the arrest of the Mayor of Madiun, Maidi. On 20 January 2026, the anti-corruption agency announced Maidi as one of the suspects in alleged corruption in the form of extortion involving project rewards, CSR funds, and other receipts or gratuities within the Madiun City Government, East Java. On 19 January 2026, KPK conducted the third OTT and arrested the Regent of Pati, Sudewo. On 20 January 2026, KPK announced Sudewo as one of the suspects in alleged extortion in the appointment of village officials within the Pati Regency Government, Central Java. The fourth OTT, on 4 February 2026, was within the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Office, South Kalimantan. The arrest related to the tax restitution process within that tax office. On 4 February 2026, KPK announced the fifth OTT related to the importation of counterfeit or imitation goods. One of those arrested was the former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance, Rizal, who was serving as the 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. KPK designated the Chief of the Depok District Court, I Wayan Eka Mariarta, the Deputy Chief of the Depok District Court, Bambang Setyawan, and the President Director of PT Karabha Digdaya, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance, as suspects.