inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. The Indonesian National Police (INP) Corruption Eradication Corps confirms two police members are involved in the extortion case against the principal of a vocational school in Nias. As of now, the two of them have been placed in the special placement.

“That case is related to the extortion, related to special allocation funds, related to the school activity in North Sumatra. As of now, we have secured the two alleged suspect and they were moved to the special placement,” says the Head of the corps, Inspector General Cahyono Wibowo on Thursday (2/13/2025).

Initially, his team was about to catch the two suspects red-handed, however the information was leaked and the operation had to be canceled.

Then, an investigation and inquiry was conducted until a criminal act was found.

"But yesterday, from our investigation results, we found around IDR 400 million from them, which now has been secured by the authorities," he explained.

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