JAKARTA, Legal Literacy — The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed Rp 2.6 billion, suspected to be from extortion related to filling village apparatus positions in Pati Regency, Central Java, was collected in sacks before being handed over to Pati Regent Sudewo. The money was said to have come from several collectors, with varying denominations and some only tied with rubber bands.

Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, explained that the money was initially collected from a number of parties, put into sacks—said to be green—and then carried like carrying rice.

"So this money was collected from several people. Put in a sack... carried like that. Like carrying rice," said Asep in a press conference at the KPK, Tuesday (20/1/2026).

Asep said that the money was collected by members of the success team (timses) during the Pilkada or Sudewo's trusted people. According to him, the denominations of the money varied from Rp 10,000 to Rp 100,000. Asep added that the money that looked neat during the press conference was the result of repackaging by officers.

"If you want to see the original, it's from the sack... and there are no ties, some use rubber bands," he said.