KPK Names Sukoharjo Regent a Suspect for Extorting Subordinates
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Sukoharjo Regent Etik Suryani as a suspect in an extortion case within the Sukoharjo Regency Government. The KPK also named two of Suryani’s subordinates as suspects.
“The KPK has elevated the alleged corruption case related to extortion in the Sukoharjo Regency Government to the investigation stage and named three people as suspects,” said Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu during a press conference on Saturday (11/7/2026).
The three individuals named as suspects by the KPK are:
Sukoharjo Regent Etik Suryani
Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) of Sukoharjo Regency, Richard Tri Handoko
Head of General Affairs at the Sukoharjo Regency Secretariat, Tri Mulyo.
Asep suspects Etik Suryani received levy payments within the Sukoharjo BPKAD. He stated that Etik instructed Richard to collect approximately 40 per cent of the incentives received by a number of BPKAD employees.
“The request from ETS allegedly continues the ‘tradition’ of the previous regent, who is also ETS’s husband, using coded commands such as ‘tambahan upah pungut kae ono tho?’ (meaning: that additional levy wage exists, right?); ‘kowe mrene kan ora bayar’ (meaning: you came here without paying); ‘padakno karo bapak’ (meaning: match it to father’s). This meant the amount of money remitted was to be adjusted to the remittances made during the previous regent’s tenure,” Asep revealed.
Asep disclosed that the previous regent, who is Etik’s husband, had also given orders to the BPKAD officials at the time. He stated that over several years, Etik received remittance payments totalling Rp 2.93 billion.
“During the 2021-2026 period, it is known that the total levy wage remittances received by ETS reached Rp 2.93 billion,” he revealed.
In connection with this case, the three suspects are alleged to have violated Article 12 letter e or Article 12 letter f and Article 12B of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.