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Wahid is a defendant in a case relating to alleged corruption and extortion at Riau Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land (PUPR-PKPP) Agency with two other defendants, agency head M Arif Setiawan and gubernatorial expert staff, Dani M Nursalam.
Riau Governor Abdul Wahid is escorted by police officers and Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators in front of the KPK headquarters in South Jakarta on Nov. 4, 2025. The KPK arrested the governor along with several senior provincial officials a day earlier during a raid in Riau. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) demanded an 8.5-year prison sentence for suspended Riau governor Abdul Wahid, as well as a fine of Rp 500 million (US$27,664) and the payment of restitution amounting to Rp 1.45 billion during a trial at Pekanbaru District Court on Thursday.Wahid is a defendant in a case relating to alleged corruption and extortion at Riau Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land (PUPR-PKPP) Agency with two other defendants, agency head M Arif Setiawan and gubernatorial expert staff, Dani M Nursalam.
