KPK Summons New Suspect in North Sumatra Road Project Corruption Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned a new suspect in the ongoing investigation of alleged corruption in a road construction project in North Sumatra.

The new suspect is Dicky Erlangga, an official with the Road National Implementation Center (PJN) for North Sumatra for the 2023-2025 period.

“The examination will take place at the KPK Red and White Building,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in a statement on Monday (26/10/2026).

However, Budi has not confirmed whether Dicky Erlangga will attend.

KPK Establishes 8 New Suspects

Previously, the KPK identified eight new suspects in the development of the investigation into the alleged corruption in the same road construction project in North Sumatra.

The case originated from a sting operation that caught the Head of Public Works and Housing in North Sumatra, Topan Obaja Putra Ginting.

“After sufficient new evidence was found, on September 30, 2026, the KPK again established eight individuals as suspects,” said KPK's Acting Director of Investigation, Ahmad Taufik Husein, at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta on Thursday (22/10/2026).

The eight new suspects are Stanley Cicero Haggard Taupattinaja, the Head of the North Sumatra BBPJN for the period from September 2024 to June 28, 2025; Rahmad Parulian, the Head of Work Unit I of North Sumatra BBPJN; Faisal, the PPK 1.1 of North Sumatra BBPJN Region I; Heri Handoko, the PPK 1.2 of North Sumatra BBPJN Region I; Lalu T Rahmansyah Putra, the Head of Work Unit II of North Sumatra; Manaek Manalu, the PPK 2.2 of North Sumatra BBPJN Region 2; Munson Ponter Paulus, the PPK 1.4 of the Work Unit in Region I of North Sumatra BBPJN; and Dicky Erlangga, the Head of Work Unit I in North Sumatra.

Of the eight suspects, the KPK has detained seven individuals at the KPK detention center.

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

“He did not attend the examination today. The next summons will be on Monday, October 26, 2026,” he said.

The case originated from the President Director of PT DNG, Akhirun Efendi Siregar, and the Director of PT RN, M Rayhan Dulasmi Pilang, who were awarded the project and were asked to provide a commitment fee to various parties within the North Sumatra BBPJN.

“In its implementation, there were allegedly commitments made by the project providers to several parties within the North Sumatra BBPJN,” he stated.

Taufik revealed that the amount of commitment fees was divided based on the level of the position held.

The details are as follows: the Head of North Sumatra BBPJN received 4 percent; the Head of the PJN Work Unit in North Sumatra also received 4 percent; PPK in North Sumatra BBPJN received between 1 to 1.5 percent; the Treasurer of North Sumatra BBPJN received 0.5 percent; and the Work Group of North Sumatra BBPJN received 0.5 percent.

“The payment of fees was made directly to the parties in the North Sumatra BBPJN, either in cash or via transfer,” Taufik explained.

For their actions, the suspects are alleged to have violated provisions under Article 12 letter a or Article 12 letter b or Article 12B of Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law No. 20 of 2001 on the Amendment to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes and Article 606 paragraph (2) of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.

The KPK has subsequently detention the seven identified suspects for the first 20 days, starting from October 22 to November 10, 2026, at the KPK Red and White Building detention center.