Revealed! Muara Enim Regent Used Account Opening and Closing Scheme to Harbour Corrupt Funds

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has officially named Muara Enim Regent Edison a suspect in a bribery case related to procurement projects at the Muara Enim Regency Education and Culture Office. In addition to Edison, the KPK has also named three other suspects: Abi Nurwardani, Secretary of the Education and Culture Office for 2026; the regent’s nephew, Adi Triyadi; and Cory Erin Hardi, Marketing at PT Millenium Solusi Abadi. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo explained that the suspects used other people’s bank accounts to harbour the corrupt funds, employing a method of repeatedly opening and closing accounts. Budi stated that these holding accounts had been prepared by Edison and his associates. ‘These parties prepared holding accounts to accommodate suspected receipts from private parties in connection with procurement within the Muara Enim Regency Government, one of which is at the Education and Culture Office,’ Budi said during a press conference at the KPK’s Red and White Building on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. He confirmed that more than one account was used to collect the proceeds of corruption, with accounts being created repeatedly. ‘Indeed, these individuals used several nominee accounts, then employed a method of opening and closing accounts. Meaning, they open an account for holding, once that account is emptied and the funds distributed, they open a new account again, and so on,’ he stated. Budi revealed that one of the discovered nominee accounts was registered in the name of an office boy. Others were under the names of other employees within the Muara Enim Regency Government. Furthermore, Budi said the KPK had seized evidence worth IDR 2 billion from the sting operation that captured Regent Edison. The evidence includes cash in rupiah, dollars, and riyals, as well as balances in several accounts.