KPK States Second Edison Case Originated from BPK Sumsel Audit
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that the alleged bribery case involving the inactive Regent of Muara Enim, Edison (EDS), for the second time, originated from an examination conducted by the Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) South Sumatra Representative Office.
“At the beginning of 2026, the BPK South Sumatra Representative Office conducted an examination of the Muara Enim Regency Government’s financial reports for the 2025 fiscal year,” said the Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Thursday.
According to Taufik, the BPK South Sumatra office subsequently discovered audit results that exceeded materiality limits in the audit findings report (LHP) for the Muara Enim Regency Government’s finances.
“Then, in May 2026, EDS, in his capacity as Regent, instructed RSH (Rusdi Hairullah), who served as the Assistant for Economic and Development Affairs in 2026 and previously as the Head of the Education and Culture Office, to manage the BPK audit findings that had been identified,” he said.
Subsequently, Rusdi specifically requested the Secretary of the Muara Enim Education and Culture Office, Abi Nurwardani (ABN), to meet Angga through a private intermediary with the initials MYN.
“During that meeting, ABN and AGG negotiated the required fee to alter the BPK audit findings from the 2025 financial report examination,” he stated.
In that meeting, Taufik noted, Angga communicated that approximately Rp1.6 billion was required to successfully alter the BPK findings.
“After an agreement was reached, AGG then prepared a ‘force’—this is the term we found from the examination results and evidence,” he said.
Furthermore, Angga coordinated with a BPK South Sumatra civil servant, Titin Rita Lestari (TTN), to alter the BPK audit results.
On the other hand, Taufik stated that Abi collected the funds and distributed them to both Angga and MYN.
In the KPK’s 12th sting operation (OTT) of 2026, the Regent of Muara Enim, Edison, was among those arrested.
On 9 June 2026, the KPK named four suspects in the alleged bribery case related to the procurement of goods and services, as well as other receipts within the Muara Enim Regency Government for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
The four suspects are Edison, the Secretary of the Muara Enim Education and Culture Office Abi Nurwardani, a marketing employee of PT Millenium Solusi Abadi, Cory Erin Hardi, and Adi Triyadi, who is Edison’s nephew.
The KPK subsequently conducted a follow-up sting operation on 10 June 2026, arresting five civil servants from the BPK RI. This operation marked the 13th sting operation conducted by the KPK throughout 2026.
On 11 June 2026, the KPK announced the naming of five individuals as suspects. They are Edison, Cory Erin Hardi, the Director of PT Millenium Solusi Abadi, Fika, Augusz Dewanggara as a private party, and a BPK RI civil servant who previously served as the Head of the BPK South Sumatra Representative Office Audit Team, Titin Rita Lestari.