KPK Searches 6 Locations Related to Sumatera Utara Road Project Corruption Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted searches at six locations as part of the investigation into alleged corruption in road construction projects in North Sumatra from Monday (November 9, 2026) to Tuesday (November 10, 2026).

“At the beginning of this week, on Monday and Tuesday (November 9 and 10, 2026), KPK investigators carried out searches at six locations,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in a statement on Wednesday (November 11, 2026).

Budi noted that the locations searched included two offices and four residences.

The details include the offices of the North Sumatra BBPJN for region 1 and region 2, one house of a former head of the Public Works Agency of North Sumatra, and one house of a former work unit head at the North Sumatra BBPJN.

During the searches, the KPK seized electronic evidence and documents related to the case.

“These searches are part of an ongoing investigation, where eight individuals have previously been named suspects, seven of whom are currently in custody,” he said.

KPK Names 8 Suspects

Earlier, the KPK named eight new suspects from the ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption in road construction projects in North Sumatra.

The case originated from a sting operation that ensnared the head of the North Sumatra Public Works Agency, Topan Obaja Putra Ginting.

“Following the discovery of sufficient new evidence, on September 30, 2026, the KPK again named eight individuals as suspects,” said Ahmad Taufik Husein, Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, at the Red and White Building in Jakarta on Thursday (October 22, 2026).

The eight new suspects are Stanley Cicero Haggard Taupattinaja, head of the North Sumatra National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN) for the period of September 2024 to June 28, 2025; Rahmad Parulian, head of the North Sumatra BBPJN region I work unit; Faisal, PPK 1.1 North Sumatra BBPJN region I; Heri Handoko, PPK 1.2 North Sumatra BBPJN region I;

Then, T Rahmansyah Putra, head of the PJN region II work unit in North Sumatra; Manaek Manalu, PPK 2.2 North Sumatra BBPJN region II; Munson Ponter Paulus, PPK 1.4 North Sumatra BBPJN region I; and Dicky Erlangga, head of PJN I in North Sumatra.

Out of the eight suspects, seven have been detained at KPK detention centers.

Meanwhile, Dicky Erlangga has not yet been detained due to his absence from the investigator's summons today.

“He did not attend the examination today. A subsequent summons will be made on Monday, October 26, 2026,” he added.

This case began with the President Director of PT DNG, Akhirun Efendi Siregar, and the Director of PT RN, M Rayhan Dulasmi Pilang, who won the project bid and were asked to provide commitment fees to individuals within the North Sumatra BBPJN.

“In the execution, there have allegedly been commitment fees provided by the project suppliers to several individuals within the North Sumatra BBPJN,” he stated.

Taufik revealed that the amount of commitment fees is divided according to the levels of the positions involved.

Details include: the head of BBPJN North Sumatra receiving 4 percent; the head of the PJN work unit in North Sumatra receiving 4 percent; PPKs in the North Sumatra BBPJN receiving between 1 and 1.5 percent; the treasurer of the North Sumatra BBPJN receiving 0.5 percent; and the BBPJN working group in North Sumatra receiving 0.5 percent.

“The fees were given directly to the individuals within the BBPJN, either by transfer or in cash,” Taufik stated.

For their actions, the suspects are alleged to have violated provisions in Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 regarding the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, in conjunction with Article 606 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code.