KPK holds case exposure following verdict for Medan DJKA corruption suspects
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced that it has conducted a case exposure following the sentencing of suspects in the alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Railways (DJKA) of the Ministry of Transport for the Medan region, North Sumatra, by a panel of judges on 25 June 2026. The suspects involved are Muhlis Hanggani Capah and Eddy Kurniawan Winarto.
“The trial for the Medan DJKA case has concluded, and we are reporting that some time ago, a case exposure was held for further investigation development,” said the Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Friday.
According to Taufik, the case exposure was carried out to discuss the facts presented during the trials of Muhlis and Eddy. He further indicated that the exposure has resulted in several decisions, though the specific outcomes cannot be disclosed to the public at this time.
“Decisions have been reached within the exposure forum. There may subsequently be the issuance of investigation orders, and we will provide updates once the administrative processes are complete,” he said.
Taufik made these statements when questioned by journalists regarding the fate of the former Chairman of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI), Akbar Himawan Buchari, after his name surfaced during the sentencing of Muhlis and Eddy. In the trial of the two defendants, Akbar Buchari is alleged to have received up to Rp3.5 billion in relation to the Ministry of Transport’s DJKA case.
The corruption allegations within the Ministry of Transport’s DJKA began with a KPK sting operation (OTT) in April 2023. The case pertains to alleged bribes involving projects for the construction and maintenance of railway lines within the DJKA.
As of 20 January 2026, the KPK has named and detained 22 suspects, including Sudewo, a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) for the 2019-2024 period.
The list of the 22 suspects in the DJKA Ministry of Transport case includes:
Director of PT Istana Putra Agung, Dion Renato Sugiarto
Director of PT Dwifarita Fajarkharisma, Muchamad Hikmat
President Director of PT KA Properti Manajemen, Yoseph Ibrahim
VP of PT KAPM, Parjono
Director of Railway Infrastructure, Ministry of Transport, Harno Trimadi
Head of BTP Central Java, Putu Sumarjaya
Commitment Making Officer (PPK) BTP Central Java, Bernard Hasibuan
PPK BPKA South Sulawesi, Achmad Affandi
PPK for Railway Infrastructure Maintenance, Fadliansyah
PPK BTP West Java, Syntho Pirjani Hutabarat
Director of PT Bhakti Karya Utama, Asta Danika
Director of PT Putra Kharisma Sejahtera, Zulfikar Fahmi
PPK BTP Central Java, Yofi Okatrisza
Working Group Chairman, Budi Prasetyo
Working Group Secretary, Hardho
Working Group Member, Edi Purnomo
PPK BTP Central Java, Dheky Martin
Working Group Chairman, Risna Sutriyanto
Commissioner of PT Tri Tirta Permata, Eddy Kurniawan Winarto
PPK at BTP Medan, Muhlis Hanggani Capah
PPK BTP Medan, Muhammad Chusnul
Member of Commission V DPR RI 2019-2024, Sudewo
In addition to these individuals, the KPK has also named two corporations as suspects in the case: PT Istana Putra Agung and PT KA Properti Manajemen.