West Lombok Regent OTT, Minister of Home Affairs Tito: I am Concerned

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian admitted that he was concerned about the re-interfering of regional heads in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) hand-in-hand operation (OTT). This concern was conveyed following the OTT against the Regent of West Lombok, Lalu Ahmad Zaini.

According to Tito, the government has actually made various efforts to prevent corruption, ranging from briefing regional heads through retreats, strengthening a more transparent financial management system, to ongoing coaching. However, corruption cases still occur.

"I am concerned, because our regional heads have given retreats, then they give initial briefings, then they have also made the financial system more transparent, then also the coaching has been done, it has also been collected by the President in Sentul, it still happens," said Tito quoted by Antara at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday, July 20 evening.

Tito assessed that prevention efforts ultimately depended on the integrity of each regional head. Therefore, he asked all regional heads to make the OTT carried out by the KPK a reminder to continue to be aware and avoid corrupt practices.

"Second, return to the integrity of each person. So, I hope that with the existence of OTT-OTT, regional heads including in West Lombok, other regional heads, that all of them are self-aware, conduct introspection, do not commit violations, especially criminal acts of corruption," he said.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) previously arrested West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini along with dozens of other people in an OTT on Monday morning. This operation became the 17th OTT carried out by the KPK throughout 2026.

During the operation, the KPK seized hundreds of millions of rupiah in cash and a number of documents suspected of being related to the alleged corruption of projects in the environment of the West Lombok Regency Government, West Nusa Tenggara.

Until now, the KPK is still conducting examinations of the parties who were secured before determining their legal status within the 1x24 hour time limit as stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Code.