KPK Seizes Rp9.06 Billion in Assets from West Lombok Regent Corruption Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized evidence worth Rp9.06 billion in a corruption case implicating West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini, also known as LAZ. Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, stated that the evidence was secured during a sting operation. The seized items include Rp1.25 billion in cash withdrawn from an account belonging to Sudirman, President Director of the regional water company PT Air Minum Giri Menang (Perseroda), Rp20 million in cash found at the home of the treasurer of CV Dyas Karya Konstruksi, and Rp489 million held in the company’s bank account. Authorities also confiscated asset ownership certificates belonging to LAZ valued at Rp2.75 billion, a Toyota Alphard worth Rp1.2 billion, and a receipt for a land purchase by LAZ’s wife worth Rp3.3 billion. Taufik confirmed that these pieces of evidence will be further developed during the ongoing investigation. The KPK conducted the sting operation on 20 July 2026, apprehending 20 individuals across West Nusa Tenggara and Jakarta, with eight brought to the KPK’s headquarters for intensive questioning. The following day, the anti-graft body named Lalu Ahmad Zaini and Sudirman as suspects in a case of alleged conflict of interest in the procurement of goods and services, and also named both men alongside Alvonsus Gani, President Director of PT Meconel Sistim Instrument, as suspects in a bribery case within the West Lombok Regency administration.