KPK Seizes Louis Vuitton Shoes in Sting Operation Against Tulungagung Regent

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also seized several pairs of Louis Vuitton branded shoes related to the sting operation (OTT) against Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo (GSW) on Friday (10/4). “This is suspected to be the proceeds of a criminal act of corruption involving extortion in the Tulungagung Regency Government (Pemkab), East Java, by GSW,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo during a press conference on the OTT against GSW at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Saturday night. Several pairs of luxury shoes were displayed as evidence by KPK officers during the press conference, including cash amounting to hundreds of millions of rupiah from the case. “We are showing cash amounting to Rp335 million as well as four pairs of shoes, and the information on their value reaches Rp129 million,” said Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, stating that GSW is suspected of demanding money from several officials in the regional apparatus organisations (OPD) within the Tulungagung Regency Government, East Java, totalling Rp5 billion, with the realised amount received by GSW at Rp2.7 billion. “From the Rp2.7 billion, this includes cash seized from the sting operation results amounting to Rp335.4 million,” he said. According to him, the money is suspected to have been used for personal interests such as purchasing shoes, medical treatment, meals, and other personal needs that were also requested or charged to the OPD budget. “The money was also used by GSW to provide holiday bonuses to several members of the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) in the Tulungagung Regency Government,” he said. For his actions, GSW is charged under Article 12 letter e or Article 12B of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 on the eradication of criminal acts of corruption in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.