KPK Names Klaten Regent and Central Java BPK Chief as Suspects

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo, Central Java BPK representative office head Ahmad Luthfi H. Rahmatullah and a private-sector figure as suspects following a sting operation (OTT).

“KPK has named HWI (Hamenang), serving as Klaten Regent for 2025–2030, and ALU (Ahmad Luthfi), head of the Central Java BPK representative office, as suspects,” acting KPK director of investigations Achmad Taufik Husein said at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Friday.

Taufik said the commission had also named MAW, a private-sector figure from PT MWC, as a suspect in the case.

He explained that Hamenang was allegedly a recipient of bribes in four alleged corruption schemes and a bribe-giver in another.

The KPK has detained all three suspects for an initial 20 days, from 16 October to 4 November 2026, at the detention centre in the commission’s Red and White Building in Jakarta.

The KPK had earlier conducted a sting operation on 15 October 2026, arresting Hamenang, Ahmad Luthfi and 18 other people.

During the operation, the commission seized evidence including about Rp1.2 billion in cash, as well as a blue barrel allegedly used by Hamenang to collect or store proceeds from corruption.

The KPK said the case involves five alleged corruption schemes: procurement of goods and services; licensing; collection fees; payments from regional government agencies or work units; and payments to BPK officials to influence an audit.