KPK: Kasubag Umum BPPD Sidoarjo Cut Incentives To Meet The Needs Of The Head Of BPPD And Regent

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced Siska Wati, Head of the General and Personnel Subdivision of the Regional Tax Service Agency (BPPD) as a corruption suspect. He is suspected of cutting and receiving illegal money or levies within the BPPD of Sidoarjo Regency.

"The cuts and receipts from the incentive funds include the needs of the Head of BPPD and the Regent of Sidoarjo," said KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron in a press conference broadcast on the Indonesian KPK YouTube, Monday, January 29.

Ghufron said the amount cut reached 10-30 percent of the incentives received by state civil servants (ASN). This money comes from the amount of BPPD tax revenue in Sidoarjo Regency which reached Rp1.3 trillion.

Siska conveyed this cut verbally to ASN. And there is a prohibition against discussing the intended deduction through communication tools, including via WhatsApp conversations," he said.

This intensive cut has also occurred since 2023. The amount collected by Siska reached IDR 2.7 billion, said Ghufron.

The KPK then detained Siska for the first 20 days. (Detention, ed) from January 26, 2024 to February 14, 2024 at the KPK branch detention center," said Ghufron.

As a result of his actions, Siska Wati was charged with Article 12 letter f of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.