KPK spokesperson Yuyuk Andriati said the confiscation was part of the commission’s investigation into an alleged bribery case related to Rp 4.8 billion (US$ 368,947.20) worth of projects funded by the revised 2016 Regional Budget through the Kebumen Youth and Sports Agency.

“Regarding where the money comes from, that is still being analyzed by investigators,” she said as quoted by kompas.com in Jakarta on Thursday. During the search, she added, KPK investigators also seized several documents and electronic equipment.

The KPK has reportedly sealed off nine rooms at the Kebumen administration building to investigate the case further. They comprise the Kebumen regional secretary’s office, two rooms belonging to the youth and sports agency and the tourism agency, and two rooms at the Kebumen Legislative Council, among others.

The investigation follows the arrest of six people, two of them being Kebumen lawmaker Yudhy Tri Hartanto and Kebumen Tourism Agency official Sigit Widodo, on Oct.15.

KPK deputy chairman Basaria Panjaitan said in Semarang on Tuesday that so far, there had been no indication of Kebumen regent Mohammad Yahya Fuad’s involvement in the case. “We have not yet seen any evidence of that,” she said.

Separately, Yahya asserted he was ready to answer the KPK’s summons to give a testimony as a witness in the commission’s investigation into the bribery case.

“I don’t know about it at all. [...] Let’s wait for the result of the KPK’s investigation,” he said. (ebf)

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