Cilacap Regent and Secretary of the Regional District Office of Cilacap Lebaran at the KPK Detention Center because he ordered the collection of THR deposits for Forkopimda

The KPK exhibits evidence of the Cilacap Regent's OTT (photo: dok. kpk)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officially announced that Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman and Sadmoko Danardono as the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Cilacap Regency, Central Java as suspects of extortion. Both are suspected of looking for holiday allowance (THR) deposits. They were caught in a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on Friday, March 13.

"KPK then raised this case to the investigation stage and named two suspects, namely AUL and SAD," said Deputy Head of the KPK's Enforcement and Execution Department Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Saturday, March 14.

Syamsul and Sadmoko will then be detained for the next 20 days. They will celebrate Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah at the KPK branch detention center of the KPK Red and White building.

"KPK will detain the suspects for the first 20 days from March 14 to April 2, 2026," said Asep.

Asep further explained that the silent operation in the Cilacap Regency area, Central Java, began with a report from the community. Auliya as the Regent of Cilacap allegedly ordered Sadmoko to collect THR money for personal and external, namely for the Cilacap Regency Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda).

Sadmoko who can order then together with Sumbowo as Assistant I of Cilacap Regency; Ferry Adhi Dharma as Assistant II of Cilacap Regency; and Budi Santoso as Assistant III of Cilacap Regency discussed the value of external THR. The amount was said by Asep to reach Rp. 515 million.

To meet the amount, Asep continued, the three assistants then asked for a certain amount of money from each district in Cilacap Regency with a target deposit of Rp. 750 million. This request was submitted to 25 District Units, 2 Regional General Hospitals, and 20 Health Centers.

"At first, each work unit or satker was targeted to be able to deposit Rp75 million-Rp100 million. Although in the realization, the deposits received varied from Rp3 million to Rp100 million per regional device," he said.

The nominal amount of money is also regulated or considered by Ferry. "If the regional apparatus cannot meet the amount that has been determined, they are required to report to FER for consideration and be reduced from the target according to the agreement," explained Asep.

The money request must be collected before the 2026 Eid al-Fitr holiday or March 13, 2026. "If you have not made a deposit, the regional apparatus will be billed by SUM, FER, BUD according to the scope of its region, assisted by the Head of the Cilacap Regency Food Security Office," said Asep.

Furthermore, the money that has been collected reaches Rp. 610 million. "The deposit will be handed over to FER by SAD as the Cilacap Regent."

As a result of their actions, Auliya and Sadmoko were then suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Jo. Article 20 letter c of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.