Since 2005, 504 Regional Heads Arrested for Corruption, Central Java Contributes 41 Cases

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SEMARANG – The Ministry of Home Affairs has disclosed that over the past two decades, there have been 504 corruption cases involving regional heads. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto highlighted the corruption cases perpetrated by regional heads.

“Data shows that since 2005, there have been 504 corruption cases involving regional heads,” said Bima while attending the Deliberation of the Central Java Provincial Medium-Term Development Plan (RKPD) for 2027 at the Central Java Governor’s Office in Semarang City on Tuesday (28/4/2026).

Based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), the regional heads with the highest number of corruption cases are regents, totalling 284 cases, followed by mayors with 78 cases, deputy regents with 66 cases, governors with 39 cases, deputy mayors with 25 cases, and deputy governors with 7 cases. There are also cases involving acting regents at 4 cases and acting mayors at 1 case.

“In Central Java, there are 41 cases (of regional head corruption since 2005). This is a fact, this is the reality,” Bima stated.

With these 41 cases, Central Java contributes around 8 percent of the regional head corruption cases that have occurred since 2005. “That’s why we are now evaluating the Election Law, regarding the methods of producing leaders and how to select them,” said Bima.