Head of the HSU Intelligence Section, KPK Suspect, Files a Pre-Trial for Being Caught in OTT

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Head of the Intelligence Section of the North Hulu Sungai (HSU) District Attorney's Office, Asis Budianto, filed a pretrial lawsuit with the South Jakarta District Court (PN). He questioned the arrest during the hand-in-hand operation (OTT) some time ago.

Asis filed the application on Tuesday, January 27, reported from the South Jakarta District Court's Case Search Information System (SIPP). The lawsuit was registered with the case number: 10/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL.

"Classification of cases: the legality or illegality of the arrest," as reported on the SIPP PN South Jakarta website, Wednesday, January 28.

The SIPP of the South Jakarta District Court does not display the complete petitum of the pretrial application and the judge who will handle the case. "Date of hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026."

In addition to Asis, the Head of the North Hulu Sungai (HSU) District Attorney's Office, Albertinus Parlinggoman Napitupulu, also filed a preliminary trial to the South Jakarta District Court. He wants to test the seizure made by the KPK related to the handling of the alleged extortion case.

The KPK has searched the HSU District Attorney's Office, the Kajari HSU Albertinus official residence, and the Kajari HSU's private residence in East Jakarta during the investigation process. This coercive effort is to find evidence.

As previously reported, the KPK named the Head of the North Hulu Sungai (HSU) District Attorney's Office, Albertinus Parlinggoman Napitupulu, the Head of the Intelligence Section of the HSU District Attorney's Office, Asis Budianto, the Head of the Civil and State Administration Section (Datun) of the HSU District Attorney's Office, Tri Taruna Fariadi as suspects in the alleged extortion case. The arrest was made after the three were caught in OTT on Thursday, December 18.

The suspects are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e, Article 12 letter f of the Corruption Eradication Law (UU Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1-1 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 of the Criminal Code.

After serving as the head of the HSU in August 2025, Albertinus allegedly received a flow of money of at least IDR 804 million, directly or through intermediaries, namely Asis and Tri Taruna and other parties.

The money received came from Albertinus' alleged extortion of a number of regional devices in HSU, including the Education Office, the Health Office, the Public Works Office (PU), and the Regional General Hospital (RSUD).