Extortion
KPK names Madiun mayor suspect in Rp2.25 billion corruption case
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Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Madiun Mayor Maidi as a suspect in an alleged extortion and gratification case totaling Rp2.25 billion since his terms from 2019-2024 and 2025-2030. The arrest occurred via a raid on January 19, 2026, followed by the seizure of Rp550 million in cash. The case involves two main clusters related to project kickbacks and corporate social responsibility funds in Madiun, East Java.
Eight people were fatally shot in a shebeen in the Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East on Saturday, January 17, in an extortion-linked attack. Residents attribute the violence to refusals to pay protection fees. Two suspects were arrested on Monday as part of a local extortion group.
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Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized Rp2.6 billion in cash from Pati Regent Sudewo and three village heads accused of extorting candidates for village official positions. The sting operation occurred on January 19, 2026, in Pati Regency, Central Java. The funds were collected from eight village heads in Jaken subdistrict.
Yeraldin Flórez Hernández and Jesús Antonio Cuéllar Ramírez were arrested in Tello, Huila, while attempting to collect 10 million pesos from a merchant's extortion. The couple posed as members of the FARC dissident Frente Darío Gutiérrez to intimidate business owners. The operation stemmed from a citizen's report and joint police intelligence work.
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At the Benteng Kuto Besak grounds in Palembang, a local thug forces a visiting family to pay an illegal nighttime levy. The incident highlights unofficial power dynamics along the Musi River. This fictional tale spotlights the troubling practice of extortion plaguing the community.