KPK Names West Lombok Regent a Suspect in Procurement Corruption Case
West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini (LAZ) has been named a corruption suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over alleged conflicts of interest in the procurement of goods and services within the West Lombok Regency Government, West Nusa Tenggara.
In addition to the West Lombok Regent, the KPK has also named two other individuals as suspects: Sudirman (SUD), President Director of PT Air Minum Giri Menang (Perseroda), and a director of PT MSI with the initials ALG.
“Based on valid preliminary evidence and sufficient supporting evidence, the KPK has elevated this case to the investigation stage and named three people as suspects,” said Acting Director of KPK Investigations Achmad Taufik Husein at the KPK’s Merah Putih building in Jakarta on Tuesday (21/7).
West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad and Sudirman are alleged to have acted as recipients of bribes, and are therefore suspected of violating Article 12 letter a or letter b and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 20 letter c in conjunction with Article 21 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.
Meanwhile, the director of PT MSI is alleged by the KPK to have acted as the giver of bribes, and is therefore suspected of violating Article 605 or Article 606 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Penalty Adjustments.
The suspects will be detained at the KPK detention facility for the first 20 days, running from 21 July to 9 August 2026. Taufik said the three suspects are being held at the State Detention House branch at the KPK’s Merah Putih building in Jakarta.
The KPK carried out a sting operation against West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini on 20 July 2026. The KPK initially arrested 19 people and brought seven of them to the KPK’s Merah Putih building in Jakarta for further questioning. The KPK then arrested one more person for further examination in Jakarta.
The eight people examined in Jakarta comprise West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini; Sudirman, President Director of PT Air Minum Giri Menang (Perseroda); the Head of the West Lombok Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing and Settlement Areas Agency (PUPRPKP), Lalu Ratnawi; the West Lombok Regent’s aide-de-camp; an aide and driver of the President Director of PT Air Minum Giri Menang; and two private sector individuals.
The KPK previously arrested another regional head in a sting operation conducted in West Nusa Tenggara on Monday (20/7).
The KPK revealed that the sting operation against West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini was linked to alleged procurement conflicts of interest, project bribery and gratuities within the West Lombok Regency Government.
The KPK officially elevated the case to the investigation stage and named suspects after holding a case exposure briefing.
The KPK released a list of eight people examined intensively at the Merah Putih building in Jakarta following the sting operation against West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini, including the head of the public works agency and the director of a regionally owned enterprise.
Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian expressed concern over the KPK sting operation against West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini relating to alleged project corruption, and reminded regional heads to maintain their integrity.