Unsoed Purwokerto Rector Also Caught in KPK Sting Operation

Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Setyo Budiyanto has revealed that the Rector of Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed), Akhmad Sodiq, is already at the KPK office in connection with the sting operation (OTT) carried out in Purwokerto on Thursday (20/8).

“The rector is also already at the office,” Setyo told CNNIndonesia.com via written message on Friday (21/8).

In addition to the rector, at least five other people were arrested. Two of them are Vice Rector I, identified as NF, and Vice Rector III for Student Affairs and Alumni, identified as NAP.

The other parties are AW and M, acting as third parties, as well as one staff member from the vice rector’s office.

“It is related to the independent admission pathway for medicine,” said a CNNIndonesia.com source within the KPK when confirming the case under investigation on Thursday (20/8) evening.

Meanwhile, as reported by detik.com, the KPK brought at least five people to Jakarta after conducting examinations at the Criminal Investigation Unit building of the Banyumas Police Headquarters.

Two of them are Unsoed Vice Rector I, Noor Farid, and Vice Rector III for Student Affairs and Alumni, Norman Arie Prayoga.

The KPK entourage left the Banyumas Police Criminal Investigation Unit building at 10.45 p.m. Western Indonesia Time. They carried several bags suspected of containing documents.

At almost the same time, the KPK also carried out a sting operation in Bogor Regency, West Java. Several heads of local government agencies were caught in the silent operation.

However, details regarding the sting operation have not yet been officially conveyed by the KPK.