DKI Prosecutor's Office Examines Mayor In The Aftermath Of The Corruption Case Of The Culture Service, Acting Governor Of DKI: It Doesn't Mean How

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Teguh Setyabudi (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Teguh Setyabudi responded to the summons of Central Jakarta Mayor Arifin to be questioned by the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) as a witness related to the corruption case of the DKI Jakarta Culture Service.

Before Arifin, the DKI Attorney General's Office also summoned the Mayor of West Jakarta, Uus Kuswanto, in the same capacity to provide information.

"It doesn't mean anything. We just follow the process. But indeed I ask all ranks to support the existing process," said Teguh when met in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, Friday, February 7.

Teguh admitted that he had indeed asked all his subordinates to support the Attorney General's Office in thoroughly investigating corruption cases within the DKI Provincial Government, including providing information that was known regarding the fictitious activity case at the DKI Cultural Service which is being handled.

"The name is a witness, we certainly support the legal process. The witness was accompanied by information, he used to go with the group everywhere. That's all," explained Teguh.

The DKI Attorney General's Office examined Arifin and other witnesses who were the management of the art studio on Thursday, February 6. Meanwhile, Uus was examined on January 23 along with 10 other witnesses.

Previously, investigators for the Special Crimes Division of the DKI Jakarta Attorney General's Office had named three people as suspects in the corruption case for the fictitious activities of the DKI Culture Service on January 2, 2025.

They are the inactive Head of the DKI Culture Service, Iwan Henry Wardhana, the inactive Head of the DKI Utilization Division, Mohamad Fairza Maulana, and Gatot Arif Rahmadi (GAR) as the owner of a fictitious event organizer (EO). All three have also been detained for 20 days.

From the results of the investigation, the activities in collaboration with Gatot's GR-Pro were launched with two variations, namely fully fictitious activities, then some activities were carried out and some were fictitious.

In carrying out activities sourced from regional apparatus APBDs such as Disbud, it must make an accountability for the use of the budget.

To cover the gap, Iwan and Fairza made an accountability letter or SPJ using fake stamps and borrowed several companies in exchange for 2.5 percent. The company did not carry out activities as made in the SPJ of the Culture Service.

"One of the activities is an art performance with a budget of Rp. 15 billion. The mode of manipulation included bringing in several parties and then being given uniforms as dancers," said Head of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office, Patris Yusrian Jaya, some time ago.

"Furthermore, photos on stage and given the title as if this photo after carrying out certain dance activities, But the dance never existed. And this was later made accountable. It was also equipped with fake stamps from the manager," he added.

Now, Iwan and Fairza have been temporarily disabled from their positions. Temporary dismissal for civil servants for being suspects of criminal acts is also stipulated in Article 40 of the Regulation of the State Civil Service Agency Number 3 of 2020 concerning Technical Guidelines for the Dismissal of Civil Servants and Article 53 Paragraph 2 of Law Number 20 of 2023 concerning State Civil Apparatus.

Currently, Iwan and Fairza have not been dishonorably dismissed. Dismissal will be carried out if both are found guilty in court and sentenced to a minimum sentence of two years in prison, according to Government Regulation Number 94 of 2021 concerning Civil Servant Discipline.