Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned all regional heads to ensure official vehicle purchases align with actual needs and uses. The reminder comes after controversy over East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud's Rp8.5 billion official car procurement, which was ultimately canceled. KPK stressed checking prior vehicle availability and prioritizing state spending.
Jakarta, March 3, 2026 – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued a warning to all regional heads regarding official vehicle (mobdin) procurements. The statement follows the public uproar over East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud's Rp8.5 billion official car purchase, which was later canceled.
KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo told journalists in Jakarta that goods and services procurement must be carefully planned. “In the context of goods and services procurement, it must be thoroughly planned according to needs,” he said on Tuesday (3/3).
Budi also advised regional heads to check the availability of existing official vehicles before acquiring new ones. “When buying official or operational vehicles, one must certainly check if there are any already available? If there are any that can still be utilized? And in the context of state spending, both central and regional governments, there is certainly a scale of priorities there,” he added.
KPK views the cancellation as partly due to the public's role in monitoring government processes. “This is certainly one of the contributions from the public to monitor and oversee how a government process runs,” Budi stated. He praised Rudy Mas’ud for listening to public voices, both directly and in public forums.
Previously, Rudy Mas’ud explained that the vehicle purchase was intended to uphold the dignity of East Kalimantan and complied with the Minister of Home Affairs Regulation (Permendagri). Separately, Golkar Party Secretary General Muhammad Sarmuji said the party had reminded Rudy, as a cadre, to better heed public opinion amid efficiency efforts.
On March 1, 2026, Rudy Mas’ud officially decided to return the new official vehicle purchased from the 2025 revised Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD).
