KPK investigates source of funds deposited for Syamsul Auliya Rachman

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the source of funds that local government officials deposited for inactive Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman.

“If it’s personal, why would they then give it? That’s a question that certainly needs to be answered in the investigation process later,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta on Tuesday.

He continued, “Whether the funds also come from private parties promised to work on projects? Yes, that certainly also needs to be answered – which projects specifically.”

According to him, the KPK needs to investigate the source of the deposited funds to trace the domino effect of the alleged extortion case for Hari Raya allowance (THR) involving Syamsul Auliya.

Previously, on 13 March 2026, the KPK announced its ninth hand-catching operation for 2026, also the third during Ramadan. The operation arrested Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman and 26 others, and seized cash in rupiah.

On 14 March 2026, the KPK named Syamsul Auliya Rachman (AUL) and Cilacap Regional Secretary Sadmoko Danardoo (SAD) as suspects in an alleged extortion and other unlawful receipt case within the Cilacap Regency Government, Central Java, for fiscal year 2025-2026.