In August 2021, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced the Banjarnegara Regent as a suspect of corruption. The revelation made headlines because the Regent, Budhi Sarwono, strongly denied all allegations. The trial started in January 2022 and KPK prosecutors indicted Budhi with two charges, i.e., receiving bribes and grafts. In one of the hearings, a witness confirmed the KPK’s allegations that the disgraced Regent received a sum of money in exchange for granting construction projects. During the last hearing held on June 9, 2022, Budhi was declared guilty of the first charge, but not guilty of the second charge.
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