KPK Unable to Confirm Identity of Deceased Winda Lorenza

The name Winda Lorenza has come under scrutiny after she was found dead, allegedly having taken her own life using a firearm belonging to her husband, a police officer.

Amid the news, information emerged that the name Winda Lorenza had also appeared on a witness summons list issued by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The name was included in the examination agenda for a suspected corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in April 2026.

The appearance of the same name raised questions as to whether the Winda Lorenza found dead was the same person previously summoned by the KPK as a witness.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the agency could not yet confirm whether the two names referred to the same individual.

Budi explained that the name Winda Lorenza had indeed been listed in the witness summons agenda in April. However, the person concerned did not attend the examination scheduled by investigators.

This situation means the KPK cannot yet ascertain whether the Winda Lorenza found dead is the same person as the witness previously sought for questioning in the suspected corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

“For that reason, we cannot yet confirm precisely whether the witness summoned at that time is the same person as the one in question, because in the scheduling of that examination the person concerned did not appear,” Budi said, as quoted on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Accordingly, the KPK has still not provided confirmation that the woman found dead was the witness previously included in the investigators’ examination agenda.

Budi also explained why KPK investigators had scheduled an examination of Winda Lorenza, whose name was listed as a witness in April.

According to him, investigators required the witness’s testimony to explore and delve into information related to the case being handled.

One piece of information investigators sought to confirm related to the flow of money or assets belonging to one of the suspects in the suspected corruption case.