KPK Grills Sumenep Land Office Head Regarding Money Transfer to Suspect in HGB ATR/BPN Bribery Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) interrogated Wardojo, the Head of the Sumenep Land Office, regarding his knowledge of the money transferred to former Kebumen Regent Arif Sugiyanto in a corruption case involving the management of Building Use Rights (HGB) at the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR/BPN) on Thursday (12/11/2026).

Arif is one of the suspects in the bribery case linked to the HGB management of PT Summarecon Agung, Tbk and the Ministry of ATR/BPN.

"Witness WD, as the Head of the Sumenep Land Office, appeared in response to the investigator's summons. During this examination, the investigator probed into the witness's knowledge regarding the transfer of money to suspect ARF," said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in a statement on Thursday.

This matter was investigated by the KPK while examining Wardojo as a witness in the case at the East Java Regional Police Office.

Budi reported that three other witnesses failed to appear for questioning and will be summoned again next week.

These three witnesses are Yusuf Wangsaredja, the President Director of PT Benteng Tunggal; Lim Chandra, also a director at PT Benteng Tunggal; and Phan Gani Setyawan, a commissioner of PT Benteng Tunggal.

Allegations of Bribery in HGB Management

In this case, the KPK has named eight suspects following their arrest during a sting operation on Monday (14/9/2026).

The suspects include the following:

• Sontang Coin Manurung, Head of the Bogor Land Office

• Golkar Party politician Fahd El Fouz

• President Director of PT Summarecon Agung Adrianto Pitoyo Adhi

• Former Kebumen Regent Arif Sugianto

• Director General of Land Control and Space Utilization (PPTR) Lampri

• Minister's confidant, Muhammad Fakhry

• Minister's confidant, Erwin

• Minister's confidant, Rizal Pahlefi

Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, stated that the corruption case began with the request for an extension of HGB or the conversion of HGB to SHM (Certificate of Ownership) for land managed by Summarecon in Bogor District.

Taufik added that some of the land is still problematic or under dispute with several heirs who previously held Certificates of Ownership (SHM) for those lands.

The landowners filed a lawsuit at the Bandung Administrative Court against the issuance of nine SHGB Summarecon certificates issued by the Head of the West Java ATR/BPN and the Head of the Bogor Land Office, with the defendants being the West Java Regional Head and the Bogor Land Office Head.

"The Bogor Land Office then invited the heirs for mediation. The heirs subsequently filed for a blocking of the SHGB Summarecon. On the other hand, the heirs withdrew their lawsuit in the Bandung Administrative Court," Taufik explained.

Following this, communication occurred between Yaser Alfarisi, representing Summarecon, and Erwin, a ministerial confidant.

Yaser reported to Erwin that the Head of the Bogor Land Office, Sontang Coin Manurung, was unwilling to unblock and split the HGB unless instructed by his superior.

Yaser and Riza Palevi, acting as intermediaries for Summarecon, asked Erwin to communicate with Sontang to unblock and split the SHGB.

In early August 2026, Yaser and Rizal received information that they needed to pay a sum of money to unblock and issue the land certificate.

"Sontang Coin, through Erwin, requested a fee coded 'two' allegedly amounting to IDR 2 billion.

However, Summarecon was only willing to pay IDR 1.5 billion," Taufik stated.

Taufik mentioned that Summarecon suspected that there were other parties who would receive a 'broker fee' from the processing.

Eventually, Adrianto, through Yaser and Erwin, handed over IDR 1.5 billion to Erwin.

"Subsequently, ERW (Erwin) delivered part of the money, worth IDR 200 million, to Coin at a café in South Jakarta, as a fee for unblocking and splitting the HGB on behalf of Summarecon," Taufik added.