Woman Claiming to be KPK Employee, Who Demanded Rp 300 Million from Sahroni, Arrested with 4 Identities
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Metro Jaya Police arrested a woman suspected of defrauding Deputy Chairman of House of Representatives Commission III, Ahmad Sahroni, by posing as a Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employee. Police discovered four different identities in the suspect’s possession during the arrest.
Metro Jaya Police Public Relations Head, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stated that the suspect, initials TH alias D (48), was arrested after allegedly demanding money from Sahroni by claiming to represent KPK leadership.
“In uncovering this case, police arrested TH alias D (48). From the suspect, officers seized a KPK stamp, eight sheets of KPK-headed summons letters, two mobile phones, and four different identity cards,” Budi said in a written statement on Saturday (11/4/2026).
“The suspect visited the victim in the Commission III House of Representatives room and claimed to be a KPK employee on orders from KPK leadership. The suspect then demanded Rp 300 million from the victim,” Budi added.
He further noted that Ahmad Sahroni handed over the money as requested by the suspect on 9 April 2026. Currently, the suspect is undergoing further examination.
“The individual is currently undergoing further examination. Police are charging the suspect under Article 492 of the Criminal Code for the crime of fraud,” he explained.
Ahmad Sahroni recounted the chronology of the fraud perpetrated by the woman with initials TH alias D (48). The incident occurred on Monday (6/4/2026) around 10:30 WIB while Sahroni was chairing a Commission III House of Representatives meeting.
“My staff received the individual based on information from internal security that there was a guest claiming to be from KPK leadership,” Sahroni said during a press conference in the Kebayoran area.
The suspect claimed to be the Head of the KPK Enforcement Bureau. Sahroni said the meeting was brief, lasting only about two minutes.
After the meeting ended, the suspect contacted Sahroni again to inquire about the money request. Sahroni then confirmed with KPK leadership and received confirmation that the request was untrue.
“That afternoon, I immediately reported it to KPK leadership, asking if it was true. From there (KPK), they said it was not true. I immediately said, ‘arrest this if it’s not right’,” Sahroni stated.
KPK then coordinated with Metro Jaya Police to follow up on the report. The arrest took place on the night of 9 April 2026.
In the uncovering process, Sahroni admitted to deliberately handing over the money as part of a strategy to catch the suspect.