Sandals Thrown, Pati Regent Sudewo Affirms Will Not Resign

Photo of screenshots when Regent Pati Sudewo met protesters demanding that he resign at Pati Square, Central Java, Wednesday (13/8/2025). ANTARA/HO-Screenshot.

Regent Pati Sudewo emphasized that he did not resign even though there were demands from a number of protesters, because he was also elected by the people constitutionally and democratically.

During the riot, the demonstrators threw Sudewo Regent with sandals and bottles of mineral water.

"Of course you can't stop and step down with such demands, because everything has a mechanism," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 13.

He stated that he still respects the ongoing political process in the Pati Regency DPRD, including the right to inquiry submitted by members of the council.

"The DPRD has the right of inquiry and I respect the plenary session," he said.

The Regent also conveyed that most of the demonstrations that took place today (13/8) had been completed and the situation was conducive again.

"In general, it has been completed. Even if when we meet the demonstrators there is a throwing, we can understand their emotions because the number of people is large, so it cannot be fully controlled. But most importantly, everything has gone well," he said.

He admitted that this incident became a valuable learning process for him, considering that he had only been in office for a few months.

"Of course there are shortcomings that must be addressed in the future. I will fix everything," he said.

In addition, the Regent of Sudewo advised the people of Pati to remain solid and not be provoked by any party because Pati Regency belongs to each other so that residents must participate in protecting this area.

"Hopefully this kind of incident will not happen again, so that development and service to the community can run smoothly," he said.

The Regent also highlighted the handling of mass actions experiencing health problems.

Sudewo asked the hospital to provide the best treatment, so that those who were sick would immediately get better and be healthy again.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the DPRD Pati Ali Badrudin confirmed that today (13/8) a plenary session of the DPRD was held which was attended by 42 people from 50 members, so the quorum.

Of the 42 members, there were those who proposed the formation of a special committee (Pansus) for inquiry. So the meeting also formed a special committee team of 15 members.

"All factions agreed to form a special committee team to follow up on the policy of the Regent Pati Sudewo. Today (13/8) the special committee immediately met. Meanwhile, the results are waiting for them because they have 60 working days," he said.

Later, he said, the Pati DPRD Special Committee team would evaluate the Pati Regent's policy regarding the handling of protesters, then the results were only recommended to be sent to the Supreme Court.

He appealed to the public to express good and not anarchic opinions, the situation must still be conducive because Pati Regency is jointly owned.

Reporter : Akhmad Nazaruddin