Geledah Rumah Bupati hingga Kepala Dinas PU Sukoharjo, KPK Temukan Bukti Diduga Terkait Pemerasan

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched a number of houses related to alleged extortion in the environment of the Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java today. Investigators found evidence that strengthened the actions of the suspects, one of which was Etik Suryani who was the non-active Regent of Sukoharjo.

"In this search, investigators secured several related documents that are necessary to complete additional evidence in the legal process of the alleged extortion by the regent, et al," KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told reporters in a written statement, Thursday, July 16.

Budi said that in addition to Etik's house, investigators also searched the house of the Head of the Public Works and Housing Service (DPUPR) of Sukoharjo Regency and the house of other suspects.

The KPK had found gold that was suspected to be related to extortion when searching Etik's house during the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) last week. The weight of the precious metal reached 2.5 kilograms.

As previously reported, the KPK named Sukoharjo Regent Etik Suryani, Head of the Sukoharjo District BPKAD Richard Tri Handoko, and Head of the General Affairs Section of the Sukoharjo District Regional Secretariat Tri Mulyono as suspects of alleged extortion. This determination began with a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) held in Central Java on Thursday, July 9.

Etik is suspected of extortion through the mechanism of cutting tax and regional levies in the environment of the Regional Revenue and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) of Sukoharjo Regency.

The practice of lancung began after Etik issued a Bupati Decree (SK) regarding the Acceptance and Amount of Payment of Regional Tax Collection Incentives and a Decree on the Recipients and Amount of Payment of Regional Collection Incentives on the Sukoharjo Regency BPKAD in 2026.

The KPK suspects that the money collection was carried out by the Head of the Sukoharjo Regency BPKAD, Richard Tri Handoko, at the order of Etik.

In carrying out this practice, Etik allegedly gave his subordinates several codes, including "additional wages for kae ono, tho", "kowe mrene kan ora mbayar", to "padakno karo bapak", which means an order to equalize the amount of deposit with the practice during the previous regent.

The money collected was then handed over through the BPKAD Secretary to Etik. The KPK suspects that Etik received around IDR 2.93 billion from this practice from 2021 to 2026.

In addition, the KPK also found allegations of routine deposits from local government units (OPD). The value reached around Rp. 840 million throughout 2024-2026, while in the 2022-2024 period it was collected around Rp. 1.2 billion.

As a result of their actions, the three were suspected of violating Article 12 letter e or Article 12 letter f and Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001.