Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK): Widespread Corruption Practices in Regencies/Municipalities, Reaching 409 Cases

Corruption practices often involve individuals working in government institutions. Data from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) shows that the highest number of corruption crimes within institutions occurred in regency/city governments, totaling 409 cases between 2004 and 2020.

Corruption also frequently occurs in ministerial bodies. The KPK recorded 382 corruption cases in these bodies between 2004 and 2020. Furthermore, a total of 152 corruption cases occurred in provincial governments during the same period.

Several corruption crimes also took place in other government institutions, including 86 cases in state-owned enterprises (SOEs)/regionally-owned enterprises (ROEs), 74 cases in the DPR (House of Representatives) and DPRD (Regional People's Representative Council), and 20 cases in commissions.

Quoting *Katadata.co.id*, the KPK recently reportedly conducted a sting operation (OTT) in East Java. During this covert operation, the anti-corruption commission allegedly apprehended more than one person. It is widely rumored that the KPK conducted the OTT against Puput Tantriana Sari, the Regent of Probolinggo. The arrest is allegedly related to a case of trading positions within the Probolinggo Regency Government.

Furthermore, the KPK is also reported to have arrested another DPR member, Hasan Aminuddin, who is Puput's husband. The KPK has a 24-hour period to determine the legal status of those apprehended in the OTT.