KPK Opens Opportunity to Investigate Corruption over Land Dispute in Tourist Area

KPK (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) opens the opportunity to investigate alleged corruption in relation to land dispute settlement in tourist areas throughout Indonesia.

"We will also enter the area," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, as quoted by Antara.

Asep made the statement after the KPK dismantled the practice of alleged corruption by the Head and Deputy Head of the Depok District Court regarding the acceleration of the execution of a disputed land of 6,500 square meters in Tapos District, Depok City, West Java, which was considered close to a tourist area.

"I am sure that this is not only (the Depok case, ed.) like that, because usually in tourist areas, especially in the Puncak area, land disputes are very much. In fact, it often happens that there are several disputes because of double certificates and others, like that. Well, this is a lot," he said.

Previously, on February 5, 2026, the KPK carried out a hand-in-hand operation against judges in the Depok City area, West Java. The KPK explained that OTT was related to alleged corruption in handling land dispute cases.

On February 6, 2026, Deputy Chairman of the Judicial Commission Desmihardi stated that his agency supported the KPK's steps, and would follow up on the issue.

On the same date, the KPK revealed that it had arrested seven people in the OTT, consisting of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Depok PN, one from the Depok PN, then a director and three employees of PT Karabha Digdaya which is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance.

The KPK then named five of the seven people as suspects in the alleged corruption case related to the receipt or promise in handling land disputes in the environment of the Depok PN.

They are the Chairman of Depok I Wayan Eka Mariarta (EKA), Deputy Chairman of Depok Bambang Setyawan (BBG), Depok Yohansyah Maruanaya (YOH), Director of Karabha Digdaya Trisnadi Yulrisman (TRI), and Head of Corporate Legal Karabha Digdaya Berliana Tri Kusuma (BER).