KPK Displays Evidence of Hundreds of Millions in Cash During Sting Operation Against Unsoed Rector and Others
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) presented a video regarding the discovery of approximately Rp665 million in cash and a bank balance of Rp99 million related to the sting operation (OTT) against the Rector of Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed), Akhmad Sodiq, and his associates, which was carried out this week.
The cash was found and secured from the Head of Academic Affairs at Unsoed, Eko Sumanto, who has been named a suspect.
“In this caught-in-the-act incident, the KPK team also secured evidence including cash amounting to approximately Rp665 million and a bank balance of Rp99 million,” said Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, during a press conference at the Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Friday evening (21/8).
The KPK has named a total of six people as suspects in the case of alleged extortion related to new student admissions at Unsoed, or the acceptance of gratuities.
The suspects are Unsoed Rector Akhmad Sodiq; Unsoed Vice Rector III Norman Arie Prayoga; Head of Academic Affairs at Unsoed Eko Sumanto; and three private individuals named Dian Mulia Wardhana, Adhi Wiharto, and Mulyono.
The case was uncovered by the KPK through a sting operation conducted in Purwokerto and Jakarta on Thursday (20/8).
Taufik explained that the independent selection at Unsoed is an admission pathway opened and managed independently by the university.
In this admission process, prospective students are charged Single Tuition Fees (UKT) and Institutional Development Fees (IPI) that vary according to their respective categories.
For example, at the Faculty of Medicine, the UKT range starts from Rp7.1 million up to Rp17 million.
Meanwhile, the IPI range at the Faculty of Medicine starts from Rp100 million (IPI 1) up to Rp260 million (IPI 4).
“However, in the process of admitting new students through this independent pathway, the KPK found alleged criminal acts of corruption in the form of extortion and other receipts/gratuities,” said Taufik.
“As a result, the additional costs arising from levies outside the mandatory fees (UKT and IPI) are felt to be very burdensome for prospective new students,” he continued.
For their actions, the suspects are charged with violating Article 12 letter e or Article 12 B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 20 letter (c) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
“The KPK subsequently detained the suspects for the first 20 days from 21 August to 9 September 2026. The detention was carried out at the KPK Detention Centre branch at the Merah Putih Building,” said Taufik.
The KPK regrets the alleged corruption in the education sector because it can have a major impact on the instilling of values and character. Moreover, the alleged corruption occurred during the initial process of student admissions.
“In this case, the KPK sees a power relation that is suspected to have been abused by a number of parties. Authority that should have been used to carry out an objective and compliant new student admission process was instead exploited to determine certain tariffs or rewards,” added KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo.
“This certainly has a domino effect, not only violating the principle of fairness but also damaging trust in educational institutions,” Budi continued.