Politics · Indonesia · 6 hrs ago
KPK Searches Klaten Public Works Office in Corruption Probe
KPK searched Klaten’s public works office on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the regency’s government in 2025–26.
The agency seized procurement documents, electronic evidence and cash, but has not yet said how much cash it found.
Three people have been named suspects: Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo, Central Java audit agency head Ahmad Luthfi, and private-sector figure Amin Wahyu Utomo.
The case covers five alleged areas of corruption, including public contracts, quarry mining, financial reporting and payments linked to local public services and companies.
The allegations involve public money and government activities in Klaten.
Investigators will analyze the seized electronic evidence and continue counting the cash; no further steps are specified.
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission searched the Klaten Public Works and Spatial Planning Office on 28 October.
The search was part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the Klaten regency government in 2025–2026.
Investigators seized procurement documents, electronic evidence and cash.
The commission said it was still counting the seized cash and did not disclose the amount.
Three people have been named as suspects in the broader case.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted the search.
- What
- Investigators searched the Klaten Public Works and Spatial Planning Office and seized documents, electronic evidence and cash.
- When
- 28 October 2026.
- Where
- The Klaten Public Works and Spatial Planning Office, Klaten regency, Indonesia.
- Why
- The search was part of an investigation into alleged corruption in the Klaten regency government in 2025–2026.
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- Search location
- Klaten Public Works and Spatial Planning Office
- Search date
- 28 October 2026
- Investigation period
- 2025–2026
- Suspects
- Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo, Central Java BPK head Ahmad Luthfi and private-sector figure Amin Wahyu Utomo
- Alleged corruption clusters
- Five, including procurement, mining and regional public services
- Cash seized
- Amount not yet disclosed; counting was still underway
What people are saying
Investigators found and secured several documents related to procurement of goods and services, as well as electronic evidence, which will later be extracted and analyzed for the information it contains.
It is still being counted, so we cannot yet disclose the amount of cash secured in today’s search.