JAKARTA - The Bengkulu Police are investigating cases of alleged bribery and gratuities related to the receipt of more than one hundred daily employees from 2023 to 2025 in the PDAM Tirta Hidayah area of Bengkulu City.
"Yes, we are still investigating the Bengkulu City PDAM, currently still investigating," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Tipidkor of the Bengkulu Police Ditreskrimsus Kompol Muhammad Syahir Fuad Rangkuti in Bengkulu City, Wednesday, May 21, confiscated by Antara.
He said investigators had examined a number of witnesses such as PHL at PDAM Bengkulu City from February to early May 2025.
The examination was carried out because it was suspected that PDAM Tirta Hidayah Bengkulu City every month received five to six employees.
The PHL at the PDAM is suspected of being asked for some money so that it can be accepted as an employee, but there is no written agreement.
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On the other hand, as many as 104 PHL PDAM Tirta Hidayah Bengkulu City participated in a reassessment or assessment carried out for three days, namely on May 21 to 23, 2025 in the study room of SMP Negeri 2 Bengkulu City.
Head of the Bengkulu City Government Economics Section Hari Hartono explained that the implementation of the assessment was based on recommendations from the findings of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) that PDAM Tirta Hidayah was leading to bankruptcy.
Therefore, it is necessary to rationalize employees who are overloaded or excessive, because currently the number of employees at PDAM Bengkulu City has reached 359 people consisting of 152 permanent employees, 104 PHL and 104 others honorary or contract.
"We followed up on the performance evaluation carried out by the Bengkulu provincial BPKP, then they also wrote to the Mayor. We carried out 104 assessments or selections," he said.
In addition, the selection or reassessment of 104 THL was because there was no report or notification to the supervisory board and supervisory board of Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD) related to the acceptance or selection of PHL.
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