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Police Officer at KPK and His Father Accused of Extorting Pemalang Regent
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Police Officer at KPK and His Father Accused of Extorting Pemalang Regent

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • An Indonesian police officer serving at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and his father allegedly extorted the Regent of Pemalang.
  • The officer, Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto, allegedly used his position to help his father, Lilik Budi Suprianto, a private individual, obtain information to extort local officials.
  • The KPK has detained four individuals, including the Regent, the officer, his father, and an associate, in connection with the alleged bribery and extortion scheme.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed an alleged extortion scheme involving a police officer assigned to the commission and his father, targeting the Regent of Pemalang. Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto, a police member working as an administrative staffer at the KPK, is accused of collaborating with his father, Lilik Budi Suprianto, to extort Regent Anom Widiyantoro.

According to Achmad Taufik Husein, Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Lilik, who has a background with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), allegedly leveraged his son's access to information within the KPK. "LBS [Lilik Budi Suprianto] has an NGO background. He used his son to possibly gain access to information regarding case handling at the KPK," Husein stated during a press conference. This information was allegedly used by Lilik to approach and extort the Regent of Pemalang.

LBS [Lilik Budi Suprianto] has an NGO background. He used his son to possibly gain access to information regarding case handling at the KPK.

— Achmad Taufik HuseinActing Director of Investigation at the KPK, explaining the alleged scheme involving the police officer and his father.

Husein further explained that Lilik presented himself as having connections within the KPK, even showing administrative documents related to cases in Pemalang, to gain the Regent's trust. During initial examinations, investigators found evidence of money transfers from Lilik to Dias prior to the current allegations. "He often received money flows from his father. Specifically, the recent amount of Rp1.2 billion was found in a blue bag, secured before it could be distributed," Husein added.

The KPK has detained four individuals in connection with the alleged corruption and extortion case in Pemalang Regency, Central Java. The suspects include Regent Anom Widiyantoro, his confidant Mohamad Haris, police officer Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto, and Lilik Budi Suprianto. They have been detained for 20 days, from July 30 to August 18, 2026. Widiyantoro and Haris face charges under articles related to corruption, while Lilik and Dias are charged under similar articles, including those related to the Criminal Code.

He often received money flows from his father. Specifically, the recent amount of Rp1.2 billion was found in a blue bag, secured before it could be distributed.

— Achmad Taufik HuseinActing Director of Investigation at the KPK, detailing evidence of financial transactions related to the alleged extortion.
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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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