恐喝

A panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court convicted eight civil servants from Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker) of extorting over 20 agents and companies handling foreign worker permits (RPTKA) for Rp130.51 billion from 2017 to 2025. The defendants received prison sentences ranging from 4 to 7.5 years. The verdict was read on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

2026年04月11日(土) AIによるレポート

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo and his aide Dwi Yoga Ambal as suspects in an alleged corruption extortion case in Tulungagung Regency, East Java, following a sting operation. KPK Enforcement Deputy Asep Guntur Rahayu said the designation was based on sufficient evidence. The suspects are detained from April 11 to 30, 2026.

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects more than one money collector per subdistrict in Pati Regency, Central Java, in a corruption case involving extortion for village official positions that ensnares former Regent Sudewo. Investigators are probing the background of 601 vacant positions and the budgeting for their salaries from village funds. Examinations of the acting regent and several witnesses aim to clarify the process.

2026年01月20日(火) AIによるレポート

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.

Following its December 18 sting operation in Hulu Sungai Utara, South Kalimantan—its 11th this year—Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named three prosecutors as suspects in an alleged extortion scheme on December 20. Chief Prosecutor Albertinus Parlinggoman Napitupulu and Intelligence Head Asis Budianto are detained, while Civil Section Head Tri Taruna Fariadi remains at large after fleeing.

2025年12月10日(水) AIによるレポート

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