Searches In Riau Continue, KPK Again Confiscates Evidence Of Governor Abdul Wahid's Case

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has again found documents related to the budget shift in Riau Province. The findings were obtained after investigators searched a number of locations related to allegations of extortion related to the addition of the 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Service on Wednesday, November 12.

"Investigators are marathonly continuing their search activities at the BPKAD office and several houses," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Thursday, November 13.

"In the series of searches, investigators secured and confiscated a number of documents and electronic evidence or BBE related to the shift in the budget in Riau Province," he continued.

Furthermore, the search to find evidence of the alleged extortion that ensnared the inactive Governor of Riau Abdul Wahid will continue. Investigators will move to other places today.

"The team will continue to search the Education Office", said Budi.

Previously reported, the KPK named three suspects for alleged extortion related to the addition of the 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Bridge Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Service. They are Riau Governor Abdul Wahid; M. Arief Setiawan as Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land Areas (PUPR PKPP) Riau Province; and Dani M. Nursalam as an expert for the Governor of Riau.

The determination of this suspect began with a hand arrest operation (OTT) on Monday, November 3. They have been detained for the first 20 days until November 23, 2025.

This case began when there was an additional 2025 budget allocated to the UPT Jalan and Jembatan Region I-VI PUPR PKPP Office, which was originally Rp71.6 billion to Rp177.4 billion.

It is suspected that there was a 2.5 percent ability to provide fees which were then discussed at a cafe in the Pekanbaru City area, Riau. The discussion was held between Ferry Yunanda as Secretary of the PKPP PUPR Service along with six UPTs.

Then Ferry conveyed the results of the meeting to M. Arief as Head of the Riau PUPR PKPP Service and representative Abdul Wahid. However, Arief actually asked for 5 percent or Rp. 7 billion and threatened to remove the Head of the UPT who did not deposit.

As a result of their actions, the suspects violated the provisions in Article 12e and/or Article 12f and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.