KPK Monitoring Issues Regarding Cibinong Prison
When certain facilities or conveniences can be obtained through payment or the provision of something, there is a vulnerability to transactional practices that can ultimately lead to acts of corruption.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that it is monitoring issues related to the Class IIA Cibinong Correctional Institution in Bogor Regency, West Java, particularly following public demands for the anti-corruption agency to investigate alleged criminal acts of corruption within the prison.
“The KPK continues to monitor the issues at Cibinong Prison,” said KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto to journalists in Jakarta on Monday.
Furthermore, Setyo stated that the KPK is open to coordinating with the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia (ORI) and the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services (Kemenimipas).
Meanwhile, KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the anti-corruption agency had previously conducted a corruption prevention study that identified several high-risk areas in prison management.
These high-risk areas, he noted, include illegal levies, bribery, misuse of budget and authority, procurement of goods and services, and the risk of preferential treatment for certain inmates.
Therefore, he reminded relevant parties that providing facilities outside the standards set by Kemenimipas has the potential to create opportunities for transactions between inmates and prison officers.
“When certain facilities or conveniences can be obtained through payment or the provision of something, that is where the vulnerability to transactional practices exists, which can ultimately lead to acts of corruption,” said Budi.
Previously, the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia conducted a sudden inspection at Cibinong Prison on 23 September 2026. The Ombudsman found apartment-standard facilities within the prison.
Following this, the Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, Agus Andrianto, and the Head of the Special Development Control and Investigation Agency (Bappisus), Aris Marsudiyanto, visited Cibinong Prison on 25 September 2026.
On 26 September 2026, the Inspector General of Kemenimipas, Rudi Setiawan, revealed that his department had suspended the Head of Cibinong Prison, Wisnu Hani Putranto, along with four other structural officials at the prison.
The findings by the Ombudsman subsequently prompted Commission XIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) to hold a meeting with the Directorate General of Correctional Services and the suspended Head of Cibinong Prison on 28 September 2026.
One of the parties pushing the KPK to investigate the alleged corruption at Cibinong Prison is Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW).