Bengkulu Police Search Office And Private House Of PDAM Director

The investigation team of the Tipidkor Ditreskrimsus Polda Bengkulu during a search at the PDAM Tirta Hidayah office in Bengkulu City on Thursday (10/7/2025). ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - Bengkulu Police conducted a search of the office and private home of the Director of a drinking water company (PDAM) Tirta Hidayah Bengkulu City, namely Samsu Bahari, related to the alleged bribery and gratuity case at the acceptance of a freelance daily employee (PHL) PDAM Tirta Hidayah for the period 2023-2025.

"We searched two locations at the PDAM Tirta Hidayah office in Bengkulu City, four rooms, including the director's room and the director's private residence," said Head of Sub-Directorate for Tipidkor Ditreskrimsus Bengkulu Police Commissioner Muhammad Syahir Fuad Rangkuti as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, July 10.

The location of the search carried out by the Tipidkor investigation team of the Bengkulu Police Ditreskrimsus, namely the PDAM Tirta Hidayah office, to be precise the director's room, the financial room, the General Head, the Head of the Water Meter Substitution Substitution Subsection Subsection, and the director's private residence.

For searches conducted at the PDAM Tirta Hidayah Office of Bengkulu City, the investigative team confiscated hundreds of files and documents related to cases of alleged bribery and gratuities in the acceptance of freelance daily employees (PHL) PDAM Tirta Hidayah for the period 2023 to 2025.

The confiscated evidence included the PHL 2023 Task Order (SPT) document, 2024, 2025, as well as the Director's daily book related to the amount of money received from PHL.

"We confiscated two boxes of files and documents from the PDAM office, which will later be used for equipment in the filing," he said.

It is known that the search was carried out after the investigative team conducted an examination by PDAM Director Tirta Hidayah Bengkulu City, Samsu Bahari (8/7/2025).

During the examination, PDAM Director Tirta Hidayah of Bengkulu City, Samsu Bahari, admitted that he had returned Rp20 billion to dozens of casual daily employees (PHL).

"What is clear is that we have returned the money deposited by the PHL children, there are around 23 or 24 people that we have returned, around Rp. 2 billion, the rest is not that we don't want to return it but children (PHL) don't want to be returned," said the attorney for PDAM Director Tirta Hidayah Bengkulu City, namely Ana Tasya Pase.

He said that the THLs who had given to the brokers related to the alleged bribery and gratification case were to immediately meet or ask for a return from the brokers on behalf of PDAM director Tirta Hidayah of Bengkulu City, Samsu Bahari.