Man Posing as Prosecutor Arrested for Extorting School Head in Dompu
The Dompu District Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari Dompu) and the 1614/Dompu Military District Command arrested a man identified by the initials MR, a member of a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in a sting operation on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. MR is suspected of extorting and intimidating a school head in Hu’u district by using the name of the Dompu prosecutor’s office.
“One person was caught in the sting operation and is still being questioned,” said Dany Novita Curia, head of intelligence at the Dompu prosecutor’s office.
Information gathered by detikBali said MR was a member of an NGO operating under the name Corruption Monitoring Commission (KPK) Tipikor. He allegedly claimed to be an employee of the Dompu prosecutor’s office conducting an inspection of a school revitalisation project.
Posing as a prosecutor’s office employee
Dompu District Prosecutor Lusiana Bida said MR demanded Rp 2 million from the school carrying out the revitalisation project. He also allegedly intimidated school officials and project workers.
“He used the name of the Dompu District Prosecutor’s Office in his actions, demanding money from the school head,” Lusiana said.
Lusiana said MR’s activities had been going on for three years. However, he began intimidating a school in Rasabou village, Hu’u district, in November 2026.
MR allegedly visited the school repeatedly to demand money from school officials and project workers.
“At first, MR asked for Rp 2 million, and Rp 1 million was given to him. The remaining amount was to be transferred by the school head,” she said.
Repeated demands prompted complaint
The school head paid Rp 1 million upfront, with the remaining Rp 1 million agreed to be transferred the following day.
MR continued to demand the outstanding amount, prompting the unsettled school head to report the suspected extortion to the Dompu prosecutor’s office.
After receiving the report, the office’s intelligence team devised a plan to arrest MR when he came to collect the money.
“Thanks to cooperation with the 1614/Dompu Military District Command, the individual was successfully detained,” she said.
MR was arrested in the joint sting operation by the Dompu prosecutor’s office and the military command on Wednesday, 11 November.
Cash and fake documents seized
Officers seized several pieces of evidence, including Rp 1.2 million in cash, an organisation’s stamp and identity card, as well as several documents containing fraudulent letters.
At the Dompu prosecutor’s office, several police officers, including Dompu Police Criminal Investigation Unit chief AKP Abdul Malik, were seen arriving after receiving news of the arrest.
MR is now being held at Dompu Police headquarters after the prosecutor’s office conducted an initial investigation.
“We urge the public to report anyone claiming to represent a state institution. We are ready to follow up on every report.”