KPK Says Pemalang Regent's Extortion Only Involves Dias Oktavianto and His Father

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the parties involved in the extortion case of the non-active Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro were only Dias Oktavianto and his father, Lilik Budi Supriyanto.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said Dias, who is an administrative staff of the KPK, was suspected of participating in the extortion because he leaked documents. Meanwhile, his father, Lilik, who communicated with Anom.

"So far, DIS is only with his father, this LBS, yes, in carrying out the alleged practice of extortion ... by the Pemalang Regent," Budi told reporters, quoted Tuesday, August 4.

Even so, the KPK does not know how Lilik can blackmail Anom. The deepening will be carried out in the investigation process.

"Well, of course this is also investigated why it can be connected, yes, between LBS and brother AWI as the Regent of Pemalang," he said.

The investigator, Budi, is also said to be looking for who the contact person is. "Whether it's direct or there is an intermediary, then the role of this intermediary is how far, that's it, yes, whether there is also a receipt made from the regent, everything will be investigated," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK has named four people related to the alleged extortion after the hand-in-hand (OTT) operation in the Jakarta and Pemalang regions. They are Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro, Mohamad Haris as his trusted person, Setya Budi Dias as an administrative staff of the KPK from the National Police, and Lilik Budi Suprianto who is a private citizen and also Dias' father.

Dias is suspected of leaking information on the handling of cases at the KPK to his father, Lilik Budi Suprianto, through a short message application.

Lilik then used the information to convince Anom that he had access to the development of the case because his son worked at the KPK.

Furthermore, Anom, Lilik, and Gus Haris met three times in Magelang and Semarang.

During the meeting, Lilik asked for a case management fee of Rp2 billion. Haris, however, only handed over Rp1.2 billion, which was allegedly collected from blackmailing a number of regional devices and private partners in Pemalang Regency.

As a result of their actions, Anom and Haris are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e 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 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Law Code.

Meanwhile, Lilik and Dias are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e 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 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Law Code.