JAKARTA, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named the Regent of Cilacap, Syamsul Auliya Rachman, and the Regional Secretary of Cilacap, Sadmoko Danardono, as suspects in an alleged extortion case related to the collection of holiday allowance (THR) funds. This case has attracted attention because the money allegedly collected from regional apparatuses is said to be distributed to external parties within the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda).

In a press conference, the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, revealed that the case was elevated to the investigation stage after investigators assessed that sufficient evidence had been found. Syamsul and Sadmoko were then named as the two main suspects in the case.

According to the construction of the case presented by the KPK, Syamsul allegedly ordered Sadmoko to raise THR funds which would then be distributed to external parties. To meet these needs, Sadmoko, along with a number of other officials within the Cilacap Regency Government, reportedly discussed the need for funds amounting to IDR 515 million. However, the collection target from regional apparatuses was set even higher, at IDR 750 million.

The KPK stated that the request for money was charged to various units within the Cilacap Regency Government, which included 25 regional apparatuses, 2 regional general hospitals, and 20 community health centers. The realization of deposits from each agency was said to vary, ranging from IDR 3 million to IDR 100 million.

Syamsul, according to the KPK, requested that the target funds be met no later than March 13, 2026. In fact, for agencies that had not yet deposited, he allegedly ordered other parties, including the Head of the Public Order Agency and the Head of the Food Department, to participate in collecting. In the period from March 9 to March 13, 2026, the KPK stated that 23 regional apparatuses had deposited with a total of approximately IDR 610 million collected. The money was allegedly to be handed over to the Regional Secretary to then be forwarded to the regent, before finally being caught in the KPK's enforcement operation.