KPK examines four suspects in East Java grant fund case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined four suspects in the alleged corruption case involving grant funds for community groups in the East Java Provincial Government for the 2019–2022 fiscal years. The investigation took place at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta, involving MM, a member of the East Java DPRD, along with AY, MF, and RWR, who are private sector parties.

The case developed from a hand-arrest operation in December 2022 targeting Sahat Tua Simanjuntak, the Deputy Speaker of the East Java DPRD for the 2019–2024 period. On 2 October 2025, the KPK announced the identities of 21 suspects in the case. However, on 16 December 2025, the KPK terminated the investigation for one suspect, former East Java DPRD Speaker Kusnadi, who had passed away.

The 20 remaining suspects are divided into three alleged bribe recipients and 17 alleged bribe givers. The three recipients are former Deputy Speaker Anwar Sadad, former Deputy Speaker Achmad Iskandar, and Anwar Sadad’s aide, Bagus Wahyudiono. The 17 alleged bribe givers include DPRD members, former local parliament deputies, village officials, and private individuals from various regencies across East Java, including Sampang, Probolinggo, Tulungagung, Bangkalan, Pasuruan, Sumenep, Gresik, and Blitar. As of 21 July 2026, the KPK had only detained four of the 20 suspects: Wawan Kristiawan, Sukar, Hasanuddin, and Jodi Pradana Putra.