Langkat Regent's Campaign Team Allegedly Received Rp 10.2 Billion in Projects: KPK

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that the campaign team of Langkat Regent Syah Afandin allegedly secured 85 government projects valued at Rp 10.2 billion during the 2024 regional elections.

According to Achmad Taufik Husein, the acting Director of Investigation at KPK, Yaqub Abdhal Al Mu’arif (YQB), who served as a private individual and part of Afandin's campaign team, received these project packages in 2025. The projects were distributed across the Langkat Regency's Education Agency (Disdik Langkat) and the Public Housing and Settlement Agency (Disperkim Langkat), awarded through direct procurement methods.

Of the total 85 projects, 80 were allocated by Disdik Langkat, amounting to Rp 9.5 billion. The remaining five projects were awarded by Disperkim Langkat, totaling Rp 748 million. Husein stated that Yaqub was required to provide kickbacks for these projects to Syah Afandin, also known as Ondim.

The alleged kickback demands varied: 10 percent for projects secured through the Education Agency and 17 percent for those from the Housing Agency. This revelation follows a sting operation conducted by the KPK in Langkat, Binjai, and Medan, North Sumatra, on July 2, 2026.