KPK Names Two Subordinates of Sukoharjo Regent Etik Suryani as Suspects in Alleged Extortion Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two officials from the Sukoharjo Regency government in Central Java as suspects in an alleged corruption case involving extortion linked to Regent Etik Suryani. The two suspects are Richard Tri Handoko, Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD), and Tri Mulyo, Head of General Affairs at the Regional Secretariat. Both were named as suspects alongside Etik Suryani after undergoing further questioning, according to KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu during a press conference at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Saturday.

Asep explained that in the extortion scheme, Etik ordered Richard to collect approximately 40 per cent of the incentives received by a number of employees within BPKAD. Following this directive, Richard instructed echelon III officials in the agency to hand over the deducted levies to the BPKAD secretary for the 2021-2026 period, identified by the initials ND. The collected funds were subsequently delivered to Etik. The KPK also suspects that Etik assigned Tri Mulyo to manage routine levies from various regional apparatus organisations (OPD), including during the disbursement of holiday allowances.

Furthermore, Tri Mulyo is alleged to have handed over money derived from fictitious expenditure receipts and inflated procurement prices within the General Affairs division of the Sukoharjo Regency government. The KPK stated that Etik received a total of Rp2.93 billion from these levy collections between 2021 and 2026. The three suspects have been detained for an initial 20-day period starting from 10 July to 29 July 2026 at the KPK’s Red and White Building detention centre. They are charged under Article 12 letter e or Article 12 letter f, in conjunction with Article 12B, of Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.