KPK seizes mobile phone containing conversation about THR money collection in Cilacap

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s anti-corruption commission (KPK) has seized a mobile phone containing conversations regarding money collection in connection with an alleged extortion case involving year-end allowance (THR) funds at the Forum Koordinasi Pimpinan Daerah (Forkopimda) of Cilacap Regency, Central Java.

“Investigators secured and confiscated several documents and various electronic evidence items, including a mobile phone containing chats related to money collection from heads of regional work units to their respective departmental heads,” KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta on Monday.

Budi stated that the evidence was seized during a series of searches, including at the official residence and office of Cilacap Regent, the office of the Cilacap Regional Secretary, and the offices of Assistants I through III at the Regional Secretariat of Cilacap.

“Investigators will naturally extract and analyse each piece of evidence secured during these searches,” he said.

Previously, on 13 March 2026, the KPK announced its ninth operation of the year and third during Ramadhan, which resulted in the arrest of Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman and 26 others, along with the seizure of cash in the form of rupiah.

On 14 March 2026, the KPK announced that Syamsul Auliya Rachman (AUL) and Cilacap Regional Secretary Sadmoko Danardoo (SAD) were declared suspects in an alleged extortion and unlawful receipt case within Cilacap Regency Government for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Syamsul Auliya targeted obtaining Rp750 million from the extortion scheme, with Rp515 million earmarked for the year-end allowance (THR) of Cilacap Regency’s Forum Koordinasi Pimpinan Daerah (Forkopimda), and the remainder for personal purposes. However, he had only acquired Rp610 million before being arrested by the KPK.