Suspended Pati Regent Sudewo Faces Trial for Bribery and Gratification in Semarang

Suspended Pati Regent Sudewo underwent his first trial session for the reading of the indictment at the Semarang Corruption Court, Central Java, on Monday (15/6/2026). Public prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) indicted Sudewo for allegedly receiving bribes and gratuities related to the implementation of several projects at the Directorate General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation, totalling Rp3.8 billion, while he served as a member of House Commission V during the 2021–2023 period. He was also charged with alleged extortion in the selection of village officials in Pati Regency during the 2025–2026 period, amounting to Rp2.6 billion, while serving as Regent of Pati.