KPK Seizes IDR 9.06 Billion in Assets in West Lombok Regent Graft Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized evidence valued at IDR 9.06 billion in a case implicating West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini, also known as LAZ. Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, detailed the assets confiscated during a press conference at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Tuesday. The seized evidence includes IDR 1.25 billion in cash withdrawn from an account belonging to Sudirman, the President Director of the regional water company PT Air Minum Giri Menang (Perseroda). Additionally, investigators seized IDR 20 million in cash found at the residence of the treasurer of CV Dyas Karya Konstruksi, along with IDR 489 million from the company’s bank account. Other assets confiscated include a Toyota Alphard vehicle valued at IDR 1.2 billion and land certificates belonging to Regent LAZ, which are estimated to be worth IDR 2.75 billion. The total value of the seized evidence amounts to approximately IDR 9.06 billion. The KPK conducted the sting operation on 20 July 2026, marking the agency’s 17th such operation of the year. During the operation, 20 individuals were apprehended in West Nusa Tenggara and Jakarta, with eight of them brought to the KPK headquarters for intensive questioning. The anti-graft body has named Lalu Ahmad Zaini and Sudirman as suspects in a case involving conflicts of interest in the procurement of goods and services. Additionally, Zaini and the Director of PT Meconel Sistim Instrument, Alvonsus Gani, have been named suspects in a separate bribery case linked to the West Lombok Regency administration.