Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Follows 5 Other Regional Heads Caught in KPK Stings Throughout 2026

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The 2026 calendar has only been running for four months, yet the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has already arrested six regional heads in connection with alleged corruption cases through sting operations (OTT). The latest is Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo. He was arrested along with 15 other individuals on Friday (10/4/2026). “The team secured a total of 16 people, one of whom is the Regent of Tulungagung,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo, quoted by antaranews. Thus, Gatut joins five other regional heads who were also ensnared in KPK OTT operations. Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya. The KPK announced the ninth sting operation of 2026, as well as the third in the month of Ramadan, on 13 March 2026. In that operation, the KPK arrested Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman and 26 others, and seized cash in rupiah. Then on 14 March 2026, the KPK named Syamsul Auliya Rachman and Cilacap Regional Secretary Sadmoko Danardoo as suspects in the alleged extortion and other receipts case within the Cilacap Regency Government, Central Java, for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Rejang Lebong Regent Muhammad Fikri Thobari. On 10 March 2026, the KPK conducted the eighth OTT and announced the arrest of Rejang Lebong Regent Muhammad Fikri Thobari. The OTT was related to alleged bribes for projects within the Rejang Lebong Regency Government, Bengkulu. The KPK designated five individuals as suspects after conducting an expose or case presentation. The roles of these five people were two as recipients and three as givers.