KPK Searches Nine Locations in Two Days Over Etik Suryani Extortion Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched nine locations over two days in connection with an alleged extortion case within the Sukoharjo Regency Government that has ensnared inactive Sukoharjo Regent Etik Suryani. KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo explained that the searches comprised six locations on Tuesday (14/7) and three on Wednesday (15/7). The six locations searched on Tuesday included the Sukoharjo Regent’s official residence, the Sukoharjo Regent’s office, the Sukoharjo Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency, the Sukoharjo Transportation Agency, the Sukoharjo Agriculture and Fisheries Agency, and the Sukoharjo Health Agency. ‘During the series of searches, investigators secured a number of electronic evidence items, documents, cash, and also jewellery. We will convey the detailed nominal amounts at a later opportunity,’ Budi stated. He noted that the searches across nine locations over two days indicate that KPK investigators required additional evidence from those points. ‘This means there is a need for investigators to seek additional evidence required to shed light on this case, because the practice carried out by the Regent was requesting routine deposits from the OPDs (regional apparatus organisations), from the agencies, which were then collected quarterly to parties who acted as hubs or trusted individuals of the Regent,’ he said. On 11 July 2026, the KPK named Etik Suryani, Head of the Sukoharjo Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency Richard Tri Handoko, and Head of General Affairs at the Sukoharjo Regional Secretariat Tri Mulyo as suspects in the alleged extortion case within the Sukoharjo Regency Government. The KPK specifically suspects Etik Suryani of continuing a tradition established by her husband and predecessor as Sukoharjo Regent, Wardoyo Wijaya. According to the KPK, the alleged extortion modus operandi carried out by Wardoyo Wijaya and continued by his wife involved demanding a share of levy collection revenues within the Sukoharjo BPKAD, and demanding routine deposits from regional apparatuses in the Sukoharjo Regency Government. As a result of this tradition, the KPK suspects Etik Suryani received levy deposits totalling Rp2.93 billion during 2021-2026, and Rp1.2 billion from Sukoharjo regional apparatuses during 2022-2024.