List of Eight Regional Heads Nabbed in KPK OTT Since Taking Office in 2025
Several regional heads who were inaugurated since 2025 have, one by one, been caught in corruption-related arrest operations (OTT) by the KPK. The newly installed officials are involved in a number of alleged bribery cases.
This summary from detikcom, Wednesday 4 March 2026, notes that the KPK recently conducted another OTT that ensnared Pekalongan Regent Fadia Arafiq. The KPK suspects Fadia is involved in alleged procurement corruption related to outsourcing goods and services within the Pekalongan Regency Government.
The Fadia arrest was carried out by investigators on Tuesday 3 March 2026 in the early hours. The KPK did not only secure Fadia in this OTT, several other persons were also detained.
Her arrest adds to the long list of regional heads caught by the KPK. Fadia is the eighth regional head to be nabbed in an OTT since 2025.
Here is the list of regional heads nabbed by the KPK since taking office in 2025:
- Abdul Azis, Regent of Kolaka Timur
On 8 August 2025, Abdul Azis, serving as the Regent of Kolaka Timur (Koltim), was arrested by the KPK. He is suspected of involvement in a fraud related to construction of a Class C Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Koltim Regency.
This arrest created a stir because there were two conflicting reports. Thus, Deputy Chairman of the KPK Johanis Tanak confirmed the OTT in Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) and the arrest of Abdul Azis.
Meanwhile, Abdul Azis denied being nabbed in connection with an OTT as he was still attending activities ahead of NasDem’s National Conference in Makassar on Thursday 7 August 2025. However, on Friday 8 August 2025, the KPK finally secured Abdul Azis.
The KPK suspects Abdul Azis asked for a fee of 8 percent or Rp 9 billion from the project value of Rp 126.3 billion. The KPK said Abdul Azis had already received Rp 1.6 billion.
In this case, the KPK named five people as suspects.
- Abdul Wahid, Governor of Riau
The next OTT targeted Abdul Wahid. He was arrested on charges of extortion against his subordinates in the Department of Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlements and Lands (PUPR PKPP) Riau.
This case is better known as the ‘preman’s share’. In addition to Abdul Wahid, two others were named suspects by the KPK: Head of PUPR Riau M Arief Setiawan and Gubernatorial Technical Expert Dani M Nursalam. They were named suspects on 5 November 2025.
The KPK suspects about Rp 4 billion had been handed over from a total demand of Rp 7 billion. The KPK says there was a threat of dismissal for officials who did not comply with the demands.
As a result, the suspects were charged under Article 12e and/or 12f and/or 12B of the Law on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption (UU TPK) in conjunction with Article 55(1) paragraph 1 of the Indonesian Penal Code.
- Sugiri Sancoko, Regent of Ponorogo
Next, the KPK OTT was carried out in Ponorogo, East Java. Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko was involved in this OTT.
The KPK says there are three clusters of cases in this matter: alleged bribes related to job appointments, alleged bribes for a Ponorogo Regional General Hospital project, and other receptions or gratification. Of these three, the KPK named four suspects:
Sugiri Sancoko (Sugiri), Regent of Ponorogo
Agus Pramono (Agus), Ponorogo Regional Secretary
Yunus Mahatma (Yunus), President Director of Ponorogo Regional General Hospital
Sucipto (Sucipto), a private partner in a Ponorogo hospital project contract.
Sugiri, together with Yunus, is alleged to have violated Article 12(a) or (b) and/or Article 11 and/or Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55(1) to 1 of the Penal Code.
Sucipto is alleged to have violated Article 5(1)(a) or (b), and/or Article 13 of the Corruption Act. Yunus is alleged to have violated Article 5(1)(a) or (b), and/or Article 13 of the Corruption Act.
Sugiri, together with Agus, is alleged to have violated Article 12(a) or (b) and/or Article 11 and/or Article 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 55(1) to 1 of the Penal Code.
- Ardito Wijaya, Regent of Lampung Tengah
In December 2025, Lampung Tengah Regent Ardito Wijaya was named a KPK suspect after being nabbed in OTT. Ardito is suspected of involvement in a project bribery case in Lampung Tengah.
‘The KPK has also carried out a public briefing indicating those named as suspects in this matter have been identified. Thus, within 1x24 hours, the legal status of those detained yesterday has been determined,’ said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters, Thursday (11/12/2025).
Ardito is suspected of receiving a fee of Rp 5.75 billion. Ardito was initially suspected of setting a fee of 15-20 percent for several projects in Lampung Tengah.
As a matter of information, Ardito had only been inaugurated as Regent of Lampung Tengah in February 2025. This implies that the requests and the handing over of fees occurred immediately.
The KPK has also named five people as suspects.
- Ade Kuswara Kunang, Regent of Bekasi
In late 2025, the KPK named Bekasi Regent Ade Kuswara (ADK) and his father, HM Kunang (HMK), as suspects in the OTT. The father and son are accused of receiving project brokerage money from a private party with initials SRJ.
‘The KPK named three suspects, namely ADK, the Regent of Bekasi for the 2025 to present period, HMK, Head of Sukadami Village, Cikarang Selatan, and also the father of the Regent, and SRJ as the private party,’ said Asep Guntur Rahayu, Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, at a KPK press conference in South Jakarta on Saturday 20 December 2025.
Asep said Ade and Kunang allegedly received brokerage money from SRJ amounting to Rp 9.5 billion. He described the money as a down payment for a project in the coming year.
‘So after being inaugurated at the end of last year, in late 2024 Ade then established contact with SRJ because SRJ is a contractor who usually carries out Bekasi Regency projects, and since there was no money yet, the upcoming projects for 2026 and beyond had already been discussed with SRJ and he frequently asked for a certain amount of money even though the projects themselves did not yet exist,’ he said.
Ade and Kunang received the brokerage four times. The money was handed over through intermediaries. The total brokerage paid by the private sector to Ade and his Father reached Rp 9.5 billion.
Ade is also allegedly receiving other payments from a number of…