How many Governors have been arrested by the KPK?

Zumi Zola (ZZ) will add to the list of governors arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for corruption. The non-active Governor of Jambi has been detained by the KPK in connection with alleged gratuities related to the discussion of the 2018 Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (RAPBD).

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KPK data records 18 governors implicated in corruption cases between 2004 and 2017. Almost every year, a governor has been detained by the KPK for corruption in the last 14 years. Previously, the KPK named Bengkulu Governor Ridwan Mukti as a suspect in a corruption case involving alleged bribes for a road improvement project.

ZZ's detention is the result of an investigation stemming from a sting operation related to alleged bribery in the ratification of the Jambi 2018 RAPBD. In the sting operation, the KPK seized evidence in the form of Rp 4.7 billion in cash, allegedly prepared by the Jambi Provincial Government to be distributed to members of the Jambi Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD).

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