Since 2004, 738 officials have been implicated in corruption crimes.

Another regional official has been caught in a sting operation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). On Monday (June 4th), the KPK successfully apprehended the Regent of Purbalingga, Tasdi, a private sector individual, his aide, and the head of Purbalingga's Public Procurement Service Agency (BLP), all suspected of corruption. The anti-corruption commission also apprehended two private sector individuals in Jakarta.

The arrest of the Purbalingga Regent adds to the growing number of regional officials involved in corruption cases handled by the KPK. KPK data records 71 Regents/Mayors and their deputies who have been apprehended. The highest number of arrests occurred in 2017, reaching 13 individuals.

From its establishment in 2004 to 2017, the KPK has prosecuted 738 government officials, state institution officials, private sector individuals, and others, as well as one corporation, for corruption. Despite the numerous arrests, it has not deterred officials in power from embezzling public funds, especially in the run-up to the simultaneous 2018 Regional Head Elections.