JAKARTA: Indonesia’s anti-graft agency said on Thursday that its detention facilities have run out of space to hold corruption suspects, following a series of high-profile sting operations this year.
Graft is a longstanding problem in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, with Indonesia ranked 99 out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The Corruption Eradication Commission has conducted at least five sting operations in 2025, including last week’s arrest of Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer, making him the first member of President Prabowo Subianto’s cabinet to be arrested for graft.
“The ideal capacity for KPK’s detention center … is 51 people. Right now, we have 57 people in custody,” KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said.
“Even though it is full now, it does not hinder the eradication of corruption that KPK is doing.”
