SNBT-UTBK Proxy Syndicate Busted, Perpetrators Include Doctors and Fees in the Hundreds of Millions

Surabaya Metropolitan Police Station (Polrestabes) Surabaya has detained 14 suspects in a proxy syndicate for the National Selection Based on Computer-Based Written Test (SNBT-UTBK), suspected to have operated from 2017 to 2026 and involving cross-regional networks. “Three of the 14 suspects are active doctors,” said Surabaya Polrestabes Chief, Commissioner Pol Luthfie Sulistiawan, during a press conference in Surabaya on Thursday. They are respectively initialled N.R.S (21), I.K.P (41), P.I.F (21), F.P (35), B.P.H (29), D.P (46), M.I (31), R.Z (46), H.R.E (18), B.H (55), S.P (43), S.A (40), I.T.R (38), and C.D.R (35). The three doctors are initialled B.P.H (29), D.P (46), and M.I (31). All three practise outside Surabaya. “They are from Sumenep, Sidoarjo, and Pacitan,” he said. He explained that the case’s revelation stemmed from suspicions by supervisors during the UTBK-SNBT implementation on 21 April 2026 at State University of Surabaya (Unesa), Jalan Lidah Wetan. “This case began with suspicions from supervisors after finding a participant’s photo identical to data from the previous year, but with a different identity used,” said Luthfie. He elaborated that supervisors suspected a participant initialled H.E.R after discovering the similarity in photos with the previous year’s exam data. Subsequently, he continued, further examination of the participant ID card, KTP, and high school diploma revealed discrepancies in the photos in the administrative documents. “Confirmation results with the school showed the identity was correct, but the photo used did not belong to the data owner,” he stated. According to him, the suspect acting as proxy for the participant initialled H.E.R remained calm in answering questions despite growing suspicion and even completed the exam faster than other participants with a high score of around 700 points. After further investigation, they uncovered a structured syndicate divided into clusters of order receivers, order givers, field proxies, and makers of fake population documents. Luthfie mentioned that 14 suspects have been detained, consisting of five order receivers, two order givers, two proxies, and five fake KTP makers. “Since 2017, the main suspect initialled K is suspected of receiving around 150 clients, and we currently have identities of 114 order givers,” he said.