KPK Issues 2 New Sprindik for the Development of the Ponorogo Regent Corruption Case

Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko/DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued two new investigation orders (sprindik) to develop alleged corruption that ensnared the non-active Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko. One of them is related to money laundering (TPPU).

"That from the Ponorogo case, the KPK has again issued a new sprindik as of the end of April," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement quoted Wednesday, May 20.

Budi said this development was carried out after investigators found new facts from the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) some time ago. However, he did not specify the parties targeted because the published sprindik was general or there were no suspects.

"It is still a general sprindik for the TPK, which means that there is no determination of suspects, and also a sprindik TPPU. So, there are two sprindik TPK and TPPU, the development of the Ponorogo case investigation," he said.

The KPK has also conducted searches in East Java. On Tuesday, May 19, four cars belonging to Sugiri Sancoko were seized in this activity, with three Toyota Hardtop and one Toyota Alphard.

Investigators also searched the offices of the Health Service and the Education Service of Ponorogo Regency, East Java and seized evidence in the form of documents, letters, and electronic evidence.

In addition, investigators also searched the house of a businessman from Pacitan named Citra on Monday, May 18. From the forced effort, a cellphone was confiscated.

As previously reported, the KPK named Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko a suspect along with three other people, namely Agus Pramono who is the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Ponorogo Regency who has been in office since 2012; Yunus Mahatma as Director of Dr. Harjono Hospital Ponorogo Regency; and Sucipto who is a private party partner of Ponorogo Hospital in the Ponorogo Regency area.

The determination of the suspect began with a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Friday, November 7. There are three clusters of corruption found by the KPK.

First, regarding the alleged bribery of handling positions. Then the bribery of work projects at the Ponorogo Hospital and other receipts or gratuities.

In the case of bribery for handling positions, Yunus as the Director of the Dr. Harjono Hospital, Ponorogo Regency, knew that he would be replaced by Sugiri from the beginning of the year. So, he prepared a number of money and handed it over three times.

The first handover was made by Yunus to Sugiri in February 2025 with a nominal of Rp. 400 million. This money was given through an aide.

Then, in the April-August period, Yunus handed over money worth Rp325 million to Agus Pramono.

Then, he again handed over Rp500 million to Ninik who was a relative of Sugiri in November. So, the money received by Sugiri reached Rp900 million.

Not stopping there, Sugiri also received Rp1.4 billion from a project for a work package in the environment of Ponorogo Regional Hospital with a value of Rp14 billion. This money was said by the KPK to have been received by Yunus as the Head of the Regional Hospital first.

Meanwhile, in the last cluster, it is suspected that there was a gratification of hundreds of millions of rupiah from the private sector by Sugiri.