KPK Chairman: Efforts To Equip Regional Integrity Survey Allegedly To Cover Something Up

YOGYAKARTA The chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Setyo Budiyanto, assessed that efforts to circumvent the Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI) carried out by an area were based on concerns to cover up fraudulent practices. This was conveyed by him following the disclosure of a district that was caught cheating SPI results.

"Yes, it turns out that there are still areas that then condition or trick. Maybe the intention was based on a concern. Because maybe something was covered up so he then tried to condition it," Setyo told reporters at the Yogyakarta Kepatihan Complex, quoted Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

Setyo emphasized that this kind of survey should be carried out honestly. He ensured that the anti-corruption commission had a way to uncover fraud, one of which was by conducting in-depth checks on respondents who were indicated to have uniform answers.

"There must be an in-depth investigation. There is a picking test, there is a visit to the location and starting to appear, we get information that it was done uniformly ... . I'll mention this question later, the answer is ". So it looks like everything, really, the answer is flat," explained the former Director of KPK Investigation.

Uniform Answer Instruction Mode

Setyo Budiyanto previously revealed the SPI fraud mode when delivering a speech at the peak of World Anti-Corruption Day (Hakordia) 2025 in Yogyakarta on Tuesday (9/12). He said the attempted trick of integrity was carried out by giving instructions to the ranks who received messages to become respondents.

"Whoever gets WhatsApp from the KPK please report it" then it was collected at one place and then at the briefing later if the question is A the answer is A plus. If the question is B the answer is B minus and so on, "he said in his speech in front of the invitation who was present. The effort managed to boost the score. Finally the score (SPI) is good," continued Setyo.

Please note, this year's SPI score has increased to 72.32, up from last year's 71.53. Despite the increase, Setyo said the results were still vulnerable because it meant that corrupt practices were still there.

This survey was conducted by the KPK from August 1 to October 31, 2025, involving 657 agencies, including ministries, institutions, SOEs, and local governments. The total number of respondents reached 837,693 people, which includes perspectives from internal agencies, service users, to experts.