Calls DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency Personnel Sanctions For Extortion Too Light, Tigor Principle 'offends' Anies Baswedan, Don't Just Imaging

JAKARTA - The sanctions imposed by the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency against two of its employees who are proven to have committed extortion are considered not firm. The criticism was made by the Chairman of the Jakarta Citizens Forum (Fakta) Azas Tigor Nainggolan to the DKI Transportation Agency.

"I think the sanctions are less strict and difficult to monitor or trust", Tigor said when contacted by reporters, Thursday, September 9.

As is known, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service has imposed a 30 percent reduction in regional performance allowances (TKD) for 9 months to two officers who are proven to have blackmailed. There are also other sanctions in the form of delaying promotions for 1 year.

The two officers were also transferred to a place of duty that did not have direct contact with the community. Tigor considered that the sanctions were light when compared to the extortion committed by the two officers.

"Why is the sanction so light? Even though what is being done is a serious violation, namely extortion by using a position as a public official", he said.

"The sanctions should be dismissed so that there is a deterrent effect on the public. The implementation of sanctions should also be carried out in public, such as in ceremonies", he added.

He mentioned a previous case where several Transportation Agency officers were fired because they were caught hanging out in a food stall during the implementation of the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

"Why is this extortionist not fired? It means that the dismissal of the 8 officers (DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, ed) who hung out was just an image", he said.

He also did not accept the reason Dishub did not fire the two officers because they were civil servants.

"Precisely because he is a civil servant, he must be firm and be an example. Well, it was discovered that he fired the brave officer of PJLP (a contracting officer for Individual Service Providers, ed), Anies was brave. Could it be that Anies didn't know about the bad news of extortion by Dishub employees", he said.

The extortion carried out by two Transportation Agency officers happened to the bus driver carrying the vaccination participants on Tuesday, September 7, yesterday.

Tigor said the bus was transporting residents from Kampung Penas, East Jakarta to the Vaccination Center at the Sheraton Media Hotel, Gunung Sahari Street, Central Jakarta.

"But the bus for the group of residents was stopped by several officers from the Jakarta Transportation Agency at around 09.08 WIB in front of ITC Cempaka Mas," Tigor said in a written statement, Tuesday yesterday.

"The bus was forcibly stopped by the Jakarta Transportation Agency officer and was extorted for money by the Jakarta Transportation Agency officer", continued Tigor.

Tigor learned of this incident from one of the Fact members who accompanied the residents on the bus. He said two Transportation Agency officers stopped the bus with the initials SG and H.

They initially asked about the completeness of the documents, then later asked for IDR 500,000 in peace money.

"The two officers forced and the driver gave IDR 500,000 and then they left our group", he continued.

Tigor also regretted this incident. Even though the Fact companion who was on the bus had explained and informed that the group was poor people who wanted to get vaccinated.