{
  "id": 2497801,
  "title": "KPK Names Unsoed Rector Suspect, Seizes Hundreds of Millions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/kpk-names-unsoed-rector-suspect-seizes-hundreds-of-millions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T04:22:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2118066/kpk-names-unsoed-rector-suspect-seizes-hundreds-of-millions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Ahmad Sodiq, the Rector of Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed), as a suspect in a corruption case involving independent student admissions. Sodiq was apprehended during a series of sting operations and brought to KPK headquarters for further interrogation. The KPK has officially upgraded the case to a full investigation, naming six individuals as suspects, including Sodiq, Vice Rector III for Student Affairs Norman Arie Prayoga, Head of Unsoed s Academic Division Eko Sumanto, and three private sector individuals identified as DMW, AW, and MYN. The six suspects are accused of violating specific articles of Law No. 31/1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, as amended by Law No. 20/2001, and Law No. 1/2023 on the Criminal Code. KPK investigators seized a total of Rp764 million in physical cash and bank balances linked to the bribery scheme. The suspects are currently being held at the Red and White KPK Branch State Detention Center, with an interrogation period of 20 days from August 21 to September 9, 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}