JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) appointed Budhi Sarumpaet as the Director of Prosecution on Friday, February 20. This senior prosecutor is known to have a long track record in handling large-scale corruption cases.
Budhi currently holds the rank of Jaksa Utama Pratama/Pembina Tingkat I/IV/b. He had previously served as Head of Task Force (Satgas) II of the KPK Prosecution before being inaugurated.
The graduate of the Faculty of Law at the North Sumatra Islamic University (UISU) has handled a number of cases that have ensnared national figures. Among them are former General Chair of the Democratic Party Anas Urbaningrum, lawyer OC Kaligis, former Secretary General of the Golkar Party Patrice Rio Capella, former Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi, and former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo.
In addition, Budhi also handled corruption cases involving Mohamad Sanusi, Eny Maulani Saragih, Budi Adi Prabowo, Mardani Maming, Terbit Peranginangin, Stefanus Roy Rening, Abdul Ghani Kasuba, Mochamad Cholisi, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto, Ekiawan Heri P, to Antonius NS Kosasih.
Not only active in the courtroom, Budhi is also often a resource person in education and internalization of integrity related to corruption. These activities involve students, journalists, academics, government officials, to BUMN ranks.
In capacity development, Budhi attended the 2008 Prosecutor Education at the Attorney General's Education and Training Agency and the 2024 National Leadership Training Level II.
He also received a number of awards, including the Satyalencana Karya Satya 10 Years which was awarded by the President of the Republic of Indonesia on June 7, 2017 and the Best Achievement Award III EPO Project for Leadership Training Level II, III, 2024 at the BPSDM Ministry of Home Affairs.
As previously reported, the KPK appointed five directors and one bureau chief (kabiro) on Friday, February 20. The officials who were inaugurated had passed the open selection with various stages and were declared to have passed since December 23, 2025.
The following are the details of the directors and bureau chiefs who were inaugurated:
1. Kunto Ariawan - Director of Community Development and Participation of the KPK; 2. Tessa Mahardika Sugiarto - Director of Investigation; 3. Maruli Tua - Director of Regional Coordination and Supervision V; 4. Iskandar Marwanto - Head of the Legal Bureau; 5. Taryanto - Director of Corruption Detection and Analysis; and 6. Budhi Sarumpaet - Director of Prosecution
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