KPK Questions Acting Regent of Pemalang Nurkholes Regarding Anom Widiyantoro's Political Capital

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is questioning Acting Regent of Pemalang Nurkholes regarding the political capital required by the inactive Regent of Pemalang, Anom Widiyantoro.

"The Acting Regent is being probed about his knowledge related to the political capital needed by the regent at that time," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo in a statement on Wednesday (11/11/2026).

Budi noted that this matter was explored with Nurkholes during his testimony as a witness in the case of alleged extortion involving Anom.

He added that investigators are also scrutinizing Nurkholes' statements while confirming the accounts of previous witnesses regarding the money accepted by Anom.

"This also corroborates the statements from previous witnesses related to the campaign costs incurred by the regent, which are linked to the alleged receipts made by the regent," he said.

Previously, KPK summoned Acting Regent of Pemalang Nurkholes as a witness in the case of alleged extortion involving regional officials and private entities that implicated the inactive Regent Anom Widiyantoro on Tuesday (10/11/2026).

"The examination was conducted at the KPK's Red and White Building," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo in a statement on Tuesday.

Aside from Nurkholes, KPK also summoned other witnesses, including Suranto as the Secretary of Purworejo Regency; Dias Pamungkas as a private individual; Dias Adi Dharma as a private individual; and Petronela Krenak as the Regent of South Sorong.

In this case, KPK has named Regent of Pemalang Anom Widiyantoro and KPK Administrative Staff Setya Budi Dias as suspects in connection with the alleged extortion of regional officials and private entities on Thursday (30/7/2026).

Besides these two suspects, KPK has also named two additional suspects: Mohamad Haris alias Gus Haris, who is a trusted confidant of the regent; and Lilik Budi Suprianto, a private individual, and father of Setya Budi Dias.

The four suspects were previously caught in a sting operation (OTT) on Tuesday (28/7/2026).

"Based on sufficient evidence, KPK then elevated this case to the investigation stage and named four suspects," said Acting KPK Director of Investigation, Ahmad Taufik Husein, at a press conference in the Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Thursday.

KPK stated that Regent Anom Widiyantoro (AWI) along with his confidant Mohamad Haris alias Gus Haris (GHA) extorted several village officials and private parties for personal gain.

KPK indicated that from the extortion, Regent Anom collected a total of IDR 1.98 billion.

"AWI, through GHA, allegedly requested money from various regional officials and contractors/private entities for his personal needs. GHA gathered a total of IDR 1.98 billion," said Acting KPK Director of Investigation, Ahmad Taufik Husein at the Red and White Building, Jakarta, on Thursday (30/7/2026).

Taufik mentioned that based on KPK's investigation, some of the funds collected by Gus Haris were used to handle a corruption case involving a figure in KPK.

During this process, Gus Haris met his brother-in-law Harun to be introduced to Lilik Budi Suprianto, who is the father of KPK Administrative Staff Setya Budi Dias.

This meeting reportedly happened three times, with Lilik asking for IDR 2 billion for the case resolution in KPK.

"Subsequently, meetings between AWI (Anom), GHA (Gus Haris), and LBS (Lilik) occurred three times at a restaurant in Magelang and Semarang. During these meetings, LBS requested IDR 2 billion for case management," he said.

Taufik stated that during the second meeting, after Anom Widiyantoro and Gus Haris were convinced that Lilik Budi Suprianto could manage the case, an agreement was reached between Anom and Gus Haris with Lilik Budi to prepare that money to resolve the case involving the name of Regent Anom.

"As a result, from the funds collected by the regent through GHA (Gus Haris) from various regional officials and private entities, a total of IDR 1.2 billion was eventually given by GHA to LBS," he articulated.

"As for the remaining funds collected by GHA, KPK will continue to investigate," he added.

KPK subsequently detained the suspects for the first 20 days from July 30 to August 18, 2026, at the Red and White Building's State Detention Center (Rutan Cabang).