KPK Names 8 New Suspects in North Sumatra Road Construction Corruption Case, 7 Detained

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named eight new suspects in the investigation of alleged corruption in a road construction project in North Sumatra (Sumut) involving the Head of the Public Works and Public Housing Agency (PUPR) of North Sumatra, Topan Obaja Putra Ginting.

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

The eight suspects are as follows: Stanley Cicero Haggard Taupattinaja, Head of the National Road Implementation Center (BBPJN) of North Sumatra, for the period of September 2024 to June 28, 2025; Rahmad Parulian, Head of Work Unit (Kasatker) Region I of BBPJN Sumut; Faisal, PPK 1.1 BBPJN Sumut Region I; Heri Handoko, PPK 1.2 BBPJN Sumut Region I;

Next, T Rahmansyah Putra, Head of Kasatker PJN Region II of North Sumatra; Manaek Manalu, PPK 2.2 BBPJN Sumut Region II; Munson Ponter Paulus, PPK 1.4 Kasatker Region I BBPJN Sumut; Dicky Erlangga, Head of Kasatker PJN I of North Sumatra.

Taufik stated that out of the eight suspects, seven were immediately detained at the KPK detention center.

Meanwhile, Dicky Erlangga, Head of Kasatker PJN I of North Sumatra, has not been detained due to his absence from the investigator's summons today.

“He was not present for today's examination. A subsequent summons will take place on Monday, October 26, 2026,” he added.

Case Background

Taufik mentioned that the designation of these eight suspects is a follow-up to the factual findings obtained during the investigation after the incident involving an on-site arrest.

He explained that it began when the President Director of PT DNG, Akhirun Efendi Siregar, and the Director of PT RN, M Rayhan Dulasmi Pilang, as the winning project providers, were asked to provide a commitment fee to individuals in the BBPJN North Sumatra environment.