JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated Rp400 million in Singapore dollars and rupiah from the official residence of the Regent of Indragiri Hulu Ade Agus Hartanto. This forced effort is related to the alleged extortion and gratification of the non-active Riau Governor Abdul Wahid.
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said this seizure began with a search carried out on Thursday night, December 18.
"In the continuation of the investigation into the alleged corruption case related to extortion and other receipts in the Riau region, the KPK then carried out searches, including the official residence of the Regent of Indragiri Hulu," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo through a statement quoted on Tuesday, December 23.
Budi said there were a number of findings other than money, namely documents. All of these items were then forcibly taken as evidence of the alleged corruption being handled.
"The team secured and seized several documents and a number of money in the form of rupiah and Singapore dollars. The money secured is more than Rp400 million," he said.
Budi has not been informed about Ade Agus' involvement in this case. However, a search of various media, he is listed as the secretary of the Regional Leadership Council (DPW) of the National Awakening Party (PKB) in Riau Province and Abdul Wahid as its chairman.
Budi only mentioned that the money and documents found were related to the project in Riau. "This finding is still being investigated," he said.
"The initial suspicion is related to projects in Riau."
The KPK had also confiscated documents when searching the official residence and private house of SF Haryanto as Deputy Governor of Riau who is currently serving as acting (Plt) Governor of Riau on December 15. The contents are related to the extortion case and the addition of funds in the PUPR Office.
Then, investigators found money when searching SF Hariyanto's private house. The pieces consist of rupiah and Singapore dollars that are being counted.
Then, the KPK also searched the Riau Governor's Office, the Office of the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Residential Areas and Land (PUPR PKPP), the Office of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD), and several houses whose owners were not disclosed.
The Education Office was also searched on November 13, 2025.
In this case, the KPK has named three suspects of extortion related to the addition of the 2025 budget allocated to the I-VI Regional Road and Bridge Unit of the PUPR PKPP Office. They are the Governor of Riau Abdul Wahid; M. Arief Setiawan as Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Residential Areas and Land Agency (PUPR PKPP) of the Riau Province; and Dani M. Nursalam as an expert of the Governor of Riau.
Abdul Wahid et al. became suspects after being caught in a hand-in-hand 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 addition to the 2025 budget allocated to the I-VI Regional Road and Bridge UPT of the PKPP PUPR Service, which was originally Rp. 71.6 billion to Rp. 177.4 billion.
It is suspected that there is an ability to provide a fee of 2.5 percent which was then discussed in a cafe in the Pekanbaru City area, Riau. The discussion was carried out between Ferry Yunanda as the Secretary of the PUPR PKPP Office together with six UPT.
Then Ferry conveyed the results of the meeting to M. Arief as Head of the PUPR Office of the Riau PKPP and representative of Abdul Wahid. But, Arief actually asked for 5 percent or Rp7 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 the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
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