KPK Seizes IDR 21.2 Billion in Cash and Gold from Safe Houses Linked to Sukoharjo Regent
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered two houses allegedly used as ‘safe houses’ in the investigation of a corruption case involving the inactive Regent of Sukoharjo, Etik Suryani. The properties, located in Laweyan, Solo, and Wonogiri Regency, were reportedly used to store assets resulting from criminal acts of corruption with very limited access.
‘So, it can be said to be a safe house. And only the regent’s trusted people could access these places,’ said KPK Director of Investigation Ahmad Taufik Husein on Wednesday, 15 July 2026.
From the search of the two locations, investigators confiscated cash and assets worth approximately IDR 21.2 billion. The seized items include IDR 6.4 billion in cash, foreign currency valued at around IDR 7.5 billion, and 2.5 kilograms of gold bullion.
KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu detailed that the gold consisted of 25 pieces of 100-gram bars. The KPK considers the discovery of these safe houses to be a crucial part of tracing the flow of funds suspected to originate from the extortion of Regional Apparatus Organisations (OPD).
In this case, Etik Suryani is a suspect alongside the Head of the Regional Financial and Revenue Management Agency (BPKPAD), Richard Tri Handoko, and the Acting Head of the General Affairs Bureau of the Regional Secretariat, Tri Mulyo. The three are suspected of being involved in the practice of cutting civil servant incentives and collecting levies from various OPDs.
During the period from 2021 to 2026, funds from the incentive cuts allegedly flowed into Etik’s personal account, reaching IDR 2.93 billion. Furthermore, Etik is suspected of instructing Tri Mulyo to collect levies from OPDs, particularly ahead of the holiday bonus disbursement. The funds are believed to have been sourced from fictitious procurement of goods and fabricated expenditure reports. The KPK is still investigating the possibility of other parties being involved in the case.