KPK States Fake Employees Have Repeatedly Demanded Money Using Case Manipulation Pretext

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) states that the four perpetrators of extortion against Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Ahmad Sahroni, who claimed to be KPK employees, did not engage in this extortion practice just once to obtain money.

“By pretending to be KPK employees and then being able to arrange cases, this is not the first time it has been done by the individuals in question,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Friday (10/4/2026).

He stated that the KPK is still awaiting the results of the examination of the four perpetrators at Polda Metro Jaya.

“Yes, so this will certainly become material in the examination process at Polda Metro Jaya,” he said.

Sahroni explained that the incident began when a woman came to the DPR and asked to meet him.

In that meeting, the perpetrator claimed to be an envoy from the KPK leadership tasked with demanding money amounting to Rp 300 million.

“So the chronology is, a woman came to the DPR and asked to meet me. Then I met her and she claimed to be an envoy from the KPK leadership and there she demanded money worth Rp 300 million for support from the KPK leadership. I immediately checked with the KPK and the KPK denied having such an envoy,” said Sahroni when contacted on Friday (10/4/2026).

“The KPK then coordinated with Polda Metro Jaya, and after that I reported this case to Polda Metro Jaya. I then cooperated with Polda Metro Jaya and the KPK to arrest this person by giving her the money at her house,” he said.

However, Sahroni did not explain what threats were conveyed by the perpetrator when demanding the Rp 300 million.