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Komnas HAM: BNPB Fund Corruption Threatens Disaster Victims' Rights

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 18, 2026•3 min read

Komnas HAM and lawmaker Rieke Diah Pitaloka condemned alleged BNPB disaster relief fund corruption as a systemic human rights violation, urging tough penalties.

Key Facts

Ketua Komnas HAM RI Anis Hidayah menilai dugaan korupsi dana BNPB berpotensi mengancam hak asasi manusia, terutama hak kesehatan dan pendidikan masyarakat terdampak bencana.
Anis Hidayah mendorong revisi Undang-Undang Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Korupsi agar berorientasi pada pemulihan masyarakat korban.
Anggota Komisi XIII DPR Rieke Diah Pitaloka menyebut dugaan korupsi dana siap pakai (DSP) kebencanaan BNPB sebagai pelanggaran HAM sistemik karena merampas hak hidup dan hak masyarakat atas lingkungan yang sehat.
Rieke mendesak KPK menerapkan hukuman mati berdasarkan Pasal 2 ayat (2) UU Nomor 31 Tahun 1999 tentang Tipikor serta memperluas penyidikan dengan Pasal 55 KUHP dan Pasal 20 UU Tipikor.
KPK telah menetapkan lima tersangka dalam kasus ini sebagai tindak lanjut operasi tangkap tangan pada 13 Oktober 2026 yang mengamankan 14 orang di lingkungan BNPB.
Rieke juga meminta penegak hukum menggandeng PPATK menelusuri aliran dana dan mendorong audit kelembagaan menyeluruh terhadap BNPB agar penanganan karhutla tidak lumpuh.

Komnas HAM: Threatens Disaster Victims' Rights

Chair of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Anis Hidayah stated that alleged corruption within the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) potentially threatens human rights, especially health and education rights of disaster-affected communities. Funds intended to manage forest and land fires were allegedly misappropriated instead.

Anis also urged a revision of the Corruption Eradication Law to focus on the recovery of victim communities rather than merely punishing perpetrators. This assessment bolsters public calls for disaster fund corruption cases to be handled in an extraordinary manner.

Rieke: Systemic Human Rights Violation

House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XIII member Rieke Diah Pitaloka assessed that the alleged corruption in the procurement of goods and services via BNPB's ready-to-use disaster funds (DSP) constitutes a human rights violation. The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician stressed that the action was a systemic human rights violation because it deprived citizens of the right to life and the right to a healthy environment.

Budgets that should have been allocated to extinguish fires, save ecosystems, and protect the public's health from toxic smoke were instead allegedly looted for the interests of a select few individuals, Rieke said in her statement on Thursday (15/10/2026).

Urges Death Penalty and Broader Investigation

Rieke urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take aggressive action by pursuing the maximum criminal penalty of capital punishment under Article 2 paragraph (2) of Law Number 31 of 1999 on Corruption Eradication. She also requested that the investigation be expanded under Article 55 paragraph (1) point 1 of the Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP) and Article 20 of the Corruption Law (UU Tipikor) to ensnare intellectual actors and involved corporate vendors.

In addition, Rieke asked law enforcement to partner with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to track suspicious money flows, and called for a comprehensive institutional audit of BNPB to prevent forest and land fire (karhutla) response efforts from being paralyzed.

Five Suspects Named by KPK

The naming of suspects followed a KPK sting operation at BNPB on Tuesday (13/10/2026) that detained 14 individuals. KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto confirmed the naming of five suspects, one of whom is Bima Setyawan, brother and expert staff member to the BNPB Chief.

The other four suspects are Gabriel Purwaka Sigit, BNPB Sub-director of Aid and Emergency Management and Commitment-Making Officer; Richard Erlangga, expert staff member to the BNPB Chief; as well as two private sector parties, Gery P and Syifa NG. KPK emphasized that the naming of suspects was purely based on unlawful acts, regardless of the individuals' backgrounds.