Silent Operation Targeting Associates of Nusron Wahid

Bribery involving several trusted associates of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency, Nusron Wahid, was tracked by the Corruption Eradability Commission (KPK) on 27 August 2026, well before the sting operation was executed on Monday, 14 September 2026. At that time, KPK investigators were monitoring a meeting between the Head of the Bogor I Land Office, Sontang Coin Manurung, and Erwin, who is alleged to be an associate of Nusron Wahid.

“The meeting took place at a coffee shop in South Jakarta, in the Senayan area,” stated KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters. During this meeting, Erwin allegedly delivered a bribe of Rp 200 million from PT Summarecon Agung Tbk to Sontang. The purpose was to persuade Sontang to lift the block on Building Rights (HGB) managed by Summarecon in Bogor.

The HGB had been blocked at the request of several heirs claiming their land was within the Summarecon Bogor area. Some plots in the same area were also allegedly demarcated and sold to Summarecon without the heirs’ knowledge. Summarecon had attempted to formally request the unblocking through the Bogor Land Office, but Sontang repeatedly refused, stating, “SCM will not lift the block without orders from superiors.”

President Director of PT Summarecon Agung Tbk, Adrianto Pitojo Ardhi, subsequently sought alternative methods to persuade Sontang. According to Budi, Adrianto knew Erwin, who was considered close to Nusron. Adrianto then instructed his trusted subordinates, Rizal Pahlevi and Yaser Alfarisi, to bridge communication with Erwin to resolve the Summarecon issue. Erwin accepted the request and initiated communication with Sontang.

After several meetings, Sontang entered negotiations with Summarecon. Initially, he demanded a bribe of Rp 2.7 billion, which Summarecon could not afford. Erwin then used the code “2”, which the KPK interpreted as Rp 2 billion. Again, Summarelar could not meet this, and requested a renegotiation to Rp 1.5 billion, which was eventually agreed upon. As an initial payment, Summarecon provided a deposit of Rp 300 million to Sontang in March 2026. By the time of the KPK sting on 14 September, Sontang had received a total of Rp 500 million, though the full amount had already been passed to Erwin.

Budi noted that the KPK intentionally delayed the sting operation to expand the investigation into other corruption clusters involving Nusron’s associates. This cluster involves alleged gratifications related to job transfers, promotions, and land services within the Ministry of ATR/BPN, including the HGB process for land managed by PT Bela Parahyangan (BPA). In this instance, Erwin allegedly received Rp 2.1 billion from PT BPA, which was then handed to Arif Sugiyanto, another alleged associate of Nusron, amounting to Rp 1.8 billion.

In addition to Arif and Erwin, the case involves several others, including Fahd El Fouz, Muhammad Fakhry, and the Director General of Land and Spatial Control and Enforcement at ATR/BPN, Lampri. Budi stated that these parties are alleged to be associates and representatives of the Minister of ATR/BPN.

Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, stated that besides the Rp 2.1 billion, Arif and Lampri allegedly received an additional Rp 8 billion, delivered in nine red suitcases labelled ‘Lampri’. Investigations revealed deposits of approximately Rp 10 billion on 7 September 2026 from Arif Sugiyanto’s account, alongside other receipts related to land services. “The money was stored in suitcases and cardboard boxes,” Taufik said on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.

In this cluster, Arif allegedly acted as a collector for two of Nusron’s associates, Erwin and Muhammad Fakhry, gathering illicit funds from land-related cases and payments for promotions within the Ministry. The funds held by Arif were then allegedly handed to Golkar Party politician Fahd A Rafiq, who is also suspected to be close to Nusron.

KPK investigators raided several rooms at the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) office in Jakarta on Thursday, 17 September 2026. Budi Prasetyo confirmed that the KPK also raided the homes of the suspects, including Arif Sugiyanto. In Arif’s home, the KPK discovered Rp 31.86 billion, USD 2,611,500, and millions in other currencies. To date, the KPK has seized a total of Rp 106 billion in this case.

Beyond the suspects’ residences, the KPK raided the Summarecon Bogor office and several directorates within the Ministry of ATR/BPN, including the offices of the Director General of Land and Spatial Control and Enforcement, the Director General of Land Survey and Mapping, and the Director General of Rights Determination and Land Registration. The KPK seized various documents and electronic evidence. Eight individuals have now been named suspects, including Adrianto Pitojo Ardhi and his associate Rizal Pahlevi, two Ministry officials, Sontang Coin Manurung and Lampri, and others within Nusron Wahid’s inner circle, such as Fahd El Fouz.