Head Of BKPSDM Deactivated, Pangandaran Regent Forms Timsus Reveals Case Of Extortion Of Middle School Teachers

Pangandaran Regent Jeje Wiriadinatam formed a special team to uncover cases of illegal levies and intimidation by local government officials against ASN teachers at SMPN 2 Pangandaran Regency, West Java Husein Ali Rafsanjani.

"It's still fluid, one hour (clarification, ed.) it's impossible for me to get something complete, so I made a team, the coordinator of the team Mr. Deputy Regent, with the Regional Secretary, and asda (assistant regional secretary)," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 11.

He said that he had clarified with leadership elements within the Pangandaran Regency Government, namely the Deputy Head of Pangandaran, Regional Secretary, Chairman of the Pangandaran DPRD, Inspectorate, and from the Pangandaran Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency (BKPSDM).

The investigation into the alleged extortion case was not fully submitted to the Pangandaran Inspectorate because the case was crucial and became the attention of the central government.

"Why not use the inspectorate? This is a very crucial problem, it has reached the national level," he said.

The special team will work with a target of completing the report and then draw conclusions about cases of extortion and intimidation until Tuesday (16/5).

In order for the special team to work freely, he said, the Head of the BKPSDM Pangandaran Regency, Dani Hamdani, was disabled. All work systems within the agency are carried out by the Pangandaran Regional Secretary.

"The team was given until Tuesday, while it was running to have the flexibility of the team, so I decided that the Head of BKPSDM Pak Dani Hamdani was temporarily disabled from his position," he said.

The Regent revealed the results of the provisional clarification, it was concluded that there were indications of intimidation against teachers who reported allegations of extortion, while extortion cases were still being investigated.

However, the issue of levies that are not instructional in nature, said Jeje, is usually a joint agreement so that no party feels aggrieved.

"Usually if we want to make decisions that are not instructional in nature, we have to break down," he said.

He emphasized that what was quite clear in the case was intimidation by calling on people who reported extortion and then underwent a six-hour examination by the Pangandaran BKPSDM.

During the summons, said Jeje, there was an act of threat not being given an ASN decree, then asked to make a letter of apology regarding reports of alleged extortion.

"There is an action that in my opinion is excessive, I ask what is coaching or clarification? BKPSDM considers clarification, what for? I was complained by someone, called, I just need to clarify that it is not true, there should not be anything let alone make a statement. apologize, for what," he said.

Previously, Husein Ali Rafsanjani (27), a teacher ASN in Pangandaran Regency, chose to resign as a local district government ASN because he did not want to withdraw the report on alleged extortion practices he experienced in the Pangandaran Regency Government.

Through social media, he said that the incident began in 2020 when he, who had just received a letter of assignment as an ASN in the Pangandaran Regency Government, had to take part in basic training in the city of Bandung.