KPK Detains East Java Council Member for Allegedly Bribing Former DPR RI Member Anwar Sadad
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained Moch Mahrus (MM), a member of the East Java Provincial Council (DPRD) for the 2024–2029 term, who is suspected of bribing Anwar Sadad, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) for 2024–2029.
“The detention is for the first 20 days, running from 28 July to 16 August 2026. He is being held at the State Detention Centre branch of the KPK’s Red-and-White Building,” KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Budi explained that the KPK detained MM because he had previously been named a suspect in a corruption case involving the management of grant funds for community groups (pokmas) at the East Java Provincial Government in the 2019–2022 budget years.
He added that MM was named a suspect and then detained in his capacity as the manager of pokmas grant funds in Probolinggo Regency.
“MM is suspected of giving money amounting to Rp1.5 billion, gold weighing about one kilogram, the full settlement payment for a house in Surabaya, and the establishment of an SPBE (bulk LPG filling station) business to AS via BGS (Bagus Wahyudiono, a staff member of Anwar Sadad),” he said.
According to Budi, MM is suspected of giving or paying for these assets as bribes in order to obtain pokmas grant funds allocated by Anwar Sadad as Deputy Speaker of the East Java DPRD for 2019–2024, totalling Rp83.4 billion.
Budi said that MM, as the alleged bribe giver, is therefore charged under Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or letter b, or Article 13 of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) first of the old Criminal Code.
Previously, the KPK announced it had named 21 suspects in the development of its investigation into the alleged corruption of East Java grant funds.
The case development stemmed from a sting operation in December 2022 against Sahat Tua Simanjuntak, Deputy Speaker of the East Java DPRD for 2019–2024.
On 2 October 2025, the KPK announced the identities of the 21 suspects. However, on 16 December 2025, the KPK halted the investigation into one suspect who had passed away, namely Kusnadi, Speaker of the East Java DPRD for 2019–2024.
The remaining 20 suspects are as follows:
A. Three bribe recipients in the East Java grant fund case:
Anwar Sadad (AS), Deputy Speaker of the East Java DPRD 2019–2024
Achmad Iskandar (AI), Deputy Speaker of the East Java DPRD 2019–2024
Bagus Wahyudiono (BGS), staff member of Anwar Sadad
B. Seventeen bribe givers in the East Java grant fund case:
Mahfud (MHD), member of the East Java DPRD 2019–2024
Fauzan Adima (FA), Deputy Speaker of the Sampang DPRD 2019–2024
Jon Junaidi (JJ), Deputy Speaker of the Probolinggo DPRD 2019–2024
Ahmad Heriyadi (AH), private party from Sampang
Ahmad Affandy (AA), private party from Sampang
Abdul Motollib (AM), private party from Sampang
Private party from Probolinggo, currently a member of the East Java DPRD 2024–2029, Moch. Mahrus (MM)
A. Royan (AR), private party from Tulungagung
Wawan Kristiawan (WK), private party from Tulungagung
Sukar (SUK), former village head from Tulungagung
Ra Wahid Ruslan (RWR), private party from Bangkalan
Mashudi (MS), private party from Bangkalan
M. Fathullah (MF), private party from Pasuruan
Achmad Yahya (AY), private party from Pasuruan
Ahmad Jailani (AJ), private party from Sumenep
Hasanuddin (HAS), private party from Gresik, currently a member of the East Java DPRD 2024–2029
Jodi Pradana Putra (JPP), private party from Blitar.
As of 22 July 2026, the KPK has detained seven of the 20 suspects in the case.
They are Wawan Kristiawan, Sukar, Hasanuddin and Jodi Pradana Putra for the bribery cluster involving Kusnadi.
Then Achmad Yahya, M. Fathullah and Ra Wahid Ruslan for the bribery cluster involving Anwar Sadad and Bagus Wahyudiono.