KPK Seizes Electronic Evidence and Car in Kuansing Sting Operation
Investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have seized electronic evidence and one unit of a car following a sting operation (OTT) in Kuantan Singingi Regency (Kuansing), Riau.
“The team has secured evidence from this caught-in-the-act event, specifically electronic evidence regarding financial transactions. Additionally, the team has also secured one four-wheeled vehicle,” stated KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasemboya at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Tuesday.
Budi stated that the car was seized because it is suspected to have been an instrument of bribery by the parties involved in the sting operation.
He noted that the sting operation is related to alleged bribery for a position within the Kuansing Regency Government.
In this 14th KPK sting operation of 2026, the anti-corruption agency has arrested ten individuals in both Kuansing and Jakarta. Five of these ten individuals have been brought to the KPK Red and White Building for questioning.
Nevertheless, the KPK has requested the Regent of Kuansing, Suhardiman Amby, and the Regional Secretary of Kuansing, Zulkarnain, to surrender themselves.
The KPK has 24 hours to determine the legal status of those arrested during the sting operation in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).
In the same month, the KPK arrested the Mayor of Madiun, Maidi, in their second sting operation, and the Regent of Pati, Sudewo, in their third.
In February 2026, the KPK arrested the Head of KPP Madya Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, in their fourth sting operation.
During the same month, the KPK also arrested the former Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance, Rizal, who is currently serving as the Head of the West Sumatra Regional Customs Office, in their fifth sting operation.
Furthermore, the KPK arrested the Chairperson of the Depok I District Court, I Wayan Eka Mariarta, and the Deputy Chairperson of the Depok District Court, Bambang Setyawan, in their sixth sting operation.
During March 2026, coinciding with Ramadan, the KPK arrested the Regent of Pekalongan, Fadia Arafiq, the Regent of Rejang Lebong, Muhammad Fikri Thobari, and the Regent of Cilacap, Syamsul Auliya Rachman, each in separate sting operations.
In April 2026, the KPK arrested the Regent of Tulungagung, Gatut Sunu Wibowo, in their 10th sting operation. However, throughout May 2026, there were no KPK sting operations.
In June 2026, the KPK conducted another sting operation which led to the Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services, Silmy Karim, surrendering himself.
Subsequently, the KPK arrested the Regent of Muara Enim, Edison, in their 12th sting operation, and arrested an official from the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) in their 13th sting operation, which was a follow-up to a previous operation.