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KPK Seizes Assets of Pemuda Pancasila Chairman Japto Linked to Corruption Case
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KPK Seizes Assets of Pemuda Pancasila Chairman Japto Linked to Corruption Case

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized assets belonging to Japto Soerjosoemarno, the chairman of Pemuda Pancasila, suspected of receiving illicit gratuities.
  • The seized assets include vehicles and are reportedly linked to a bribery case involving former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari.
  • The KPK is developing the case, which involves alleged gratification from coal mining activities and has led to the designation of three corporate suspects.

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized assets belonging to Japto Soerjosoemarno, the chairman of the National Leadership Council of Pemuda Pancasila (PP). The seizure is connected to allegations that Japto received illicit gratuities as part of a corruption case involving former Kutai Kartanegara Regent Rita Widyasari in East Kalimantan.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that the confiscated assets, including several vehicles in Japto's possession, are suspected to be linked to alleged gratuity receipts from suspects in the coal corruption case. Japto had previously been questioned by the KPK as a witness to aid in classifying previously seized assets. "This is certainly needed to cluster those assets, to determine which suspect they are allegedly related to, because the KPK is developing this case by naming three new corporate suspects, so it will be clearer which suspect the assets relate to," explained Budi.

There is such an allegation that assets under JPT's (Japto's) control, which were then seized, are related to alleged gratuity receipts from the suspects.

— Budi PrasetyoKPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirms the seizure of Japto Soerjosoemarno's assets in connection with a corruption case.

The case originated when the KPK named Rita Widyasari, PT Sawit Golden Prima Director Hery Susanto Gun, and PT Media Bangun Bersama Commissioner Khairudin as suspects in a gratification case on September 28, 2017. Rita is accused of accepting gratifications related to granting oil palm plantation permits to PT Sawit Golden Prima. The KPK later expanded the investigation, naming Rita and Khairudin as suspects in a money laundering case on January 16, 2018.

During the investigation, the KPK seized various assets believed to be connected to the case, including 91 vehicles, valuable items, five land plots totaling thousands of square meters, and 30 luxury watches. These seizures were announced on June 6, 2024. Further developments include the KPK uncovering alleged fund flows to Rita from the coal mining sector, estimated at $5 USD per metric ton of coal, on February 19, 2025. Most recently, on February 19, 2026, the KPK named three corporations, PT Sinar Kumala Naga, PT Alamjaya Barapratama, and PT Bara Kumala Sakti, as suspects in the alleged gratification case related to coal production in Kutai Kartanegara.

This is certainly needed to cluster those assets, to determine which suspect they are allegedly related to, because the KPK is developing this case by naming three new corporate suspects, so it will be clearer which suspect the assets relate to.

— Budi PrasetyoKPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo explains the process of asset classification in the ongoing corruption investigation.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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