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Langkat Regent Arrested in Corruption Sting Operation

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Indonesian investigators arrested seven people, including the Langkat Regent Syah Afandin, in a sting operation in North Sumatra.
  • The arrests are related to alleged bribery for procurement projects in the Langkat Regency's Education and Housing departments.
  • The suspects were apprehended in three different locations across Langkat Regency, Binjai City, and Medan City.

Indonesian anti-corruption investigators apprehended seven individuals, including Langkat Regent Syah Afandin, during a sting operation in North Sumatra on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The arrests are connected to allegations of bribery involving procurement projects within the Langkat Regency's Education and Housing departments.

One person is a state official, one person is an ASN in Langkat Regency, and the other five are private parties.

— Budi PrasetyoKPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo describing the individuals arrested in the operation.

According to KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo, the group comprised one state official, one civil servant from Langkat Regency, and five private sector individuals. The operation led to detentions at three separate locations: Langkat Regency, Binjai City, and Medan City, with Syah Afandin being arrested at his private residence in Medan.

The parties secured in the three locations, the team conducted initial examinations at the Medan City Police.

— Budi PrasetyoKPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo detailing where the suspects were taken after arrest.

Initial investigations were conducted at the Medan City Police Headquarters. While KPK Deputy Chairman Fitroh Rohcahyanto confirmed the arrest, the commission has not yet detailed the specific charges or the full scope of the alleged corruption that led to Syah Afandin's detention.

Correct.

— Fitroh RohcahyantoKPK Deputy Chairman Fitroh Rohcahyanto confirming the arrest of Syah Afandin.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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