KPK Examines 12 People Following Raid on Tulungagung Regent
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) states that 12 people arrested in a sting operation (OTT) in Tulungagung Regency, East Java, following the examination of Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta, have been questioned.
“Out of a total of 18 people examined and secured, 13 of them were subsequently brought to Jakarta today in stages,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in a statement in Jakarta on Saturday, 11 April 2026.
He explained that besides Gatut Sunu, the other 11 people brought to Jakarta are from the Tulungagung Regency Government environment, while one more is from another party.
“Subsequently, these parties will undergo further examination at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building,” he said.
Budi added that besides securing the parties involved, the team also seized evidence, one of which is in the form of cash.
The 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).
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the KPK arrested 16 people in an OTT in Tulungagung, East Java, including Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo, marking the tenth OTT in 2026.
Previously, the KPK conducted its first OTT in 2026 by arresting eight people 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 in the form of extortion through project rewards, CSR funds, and other receipts or gratuities within the Madiun City Government, East Java.
On 19 January 2026, the KPK carried out the third OTT and arrested Pati Regent Sudewo. On 20 January 2026, the KPK announced Sudewo as one of the suspects in alleged extortion in the filling of village apparatus positions within the Pati Regency Government, Central Java.
The fourth OTT, on 4 February 2026, was in the environment of the Banjarmasin Medium Tax Service Office, South Kalimantan. The arrests related to the tax restitution process within that tax office.