Police Arrest Woman Extorting Ahmad Sahroni for Rp 300 Million
Jakarta, Kompas.com – Metro Jaya Regional Police arrested TH alias D (48), a woman suspected of extorting Rp 300 million by posing as a Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employee to Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Ahmad Sahroni.
The Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Pol Budi Hermanto, stated that the case came to light after Ahmad Sahroni reported it to Metro Jaya Regional Police on 9 April 2026.
“The perpetrator approached the victim in the Commission III DPR RI room and claimed to be a KPK employee on orders from KPK leadership. The perpetrator then demanded Rp 300 million from the victim,” Budi explained in a written statement on Saturday (11/4/2026).
It was later discovered that the woman was not a KPK employee, prompting the victim to file a report at the Metro Jaya Regional Police Criminal Investigation Unit.
From the arrest, police seized a stamp with the KPK logo, eight sheets of KPK-headed summons letters, two mobile phones, and four different identity cards.
Currently, the perpetrator is undergoing examination at Metro Jaya Regional Police and is being charged under Article 378 of the Criminal Code regarding the crime of fraud.
Meanwhile, Budi has not provided further details on the chronology of TH’s arrest or the possibility of other parties involved in the case.
Sahroni revealed that the fake KPK employee who tried to extort him claimed to be the Head of the Enforcement Bureau (Kabiro Penindakan).
“It is true, I was extorted by someone claiming to be the Head of the KPK Enforcement Bureau. The one demanding Rp 300 million was acting in the name of KPK leadership,” Sahroni said when contacted on Saturday (10/4/2026).
The Nasdem General Treasurer recounted that the incident began when a woman came to the DPR and requested to meet him.
During the meeting, the perpetrator claimed to be an envoy from KPK leadership tasked with demanding 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 KPK leadership and there she demanded Rp 300 million for KPK leadership support,” Sahroni explained.
Sahroni then attempted to verify the truth of the KPK sending an envoy to meet him, even demanding a certain amount of money.
After confirming that there was no official envoy from the KPK, Sahroni coordinated with the anti-corruption agency and the police to file an official report.