KPK Detains East Java Council Member in Grant Fund Bribery Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained Moch. Mahrus, a member of the East Java Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) for the 2024-2029 term, for the first 20 days of an investigation into a bribery case. Mahrus was apprehended after completing his examination as a suspect in the alleged corruption involving bribes for processing community grant funds from the East Java Provincial Government between 2019 and 2022.

Seen at the KPK's Red and White Building in South Jakarta, Mahrus was already wearing the orange detainee vest, number 183, with his hands cuffed. He was escorted to the KPK State Detention Center at 5:26 PM Western Indonesian Time. When asked about the charges against him, the politician from the Gerindra Party remained silent as he was led to the detention vehicle.

Previously, on Wednesday (July 22), the KPK had already detained three private sector suspects: Achmad Yahya and M. Fathullah from Pasuruan Regency, and Ra. Wahid Ruslan from Bangkalan Regency. These individuals are suspected of being the bribe givers, facing charges under Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or b, or Article 13 of the Corruption Eradication Law, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) clause 1 of the Criminal Code.

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The detention was carried out after Mahrus completed his examination as a suspect in the case of alleged corruption in the form of bribery related to the processing of grant funds for community groups in the East Java Provincial Government for the 2019-2022 fiscal years.

This case is an expansion of a closed investigation that led to the arrest of alleged corruption perpetrators in December 2022, including the Deputy Speaker of the East Java Provincial DPRD for the 2019-2024 term, Sahat Tua P. Simanjuntak. The KPK had previously named 21 suspects on October 10, 2025: 4 as recipients and 17 as givers of bribes.

The alleged bribe recipients included former East Java DPRD Speaker Kusnadi; Deputy Speakers Anwar Sadad and Achmad Iskandar; and Anwar Sadad's staff member, Bagus Wahyudiono. They are charged under similar articles of the Corruption Eradication Law. The 17 alleged bribe givers include various DPRD members and private individuals from different regencies across East Java.

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They are suspected of being the bribe givers, facing charges under Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or b, or Article 13 of the Corruption Eradication Law, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) clause 1 of the Criminal Code.