'If The OTT Is Informed, Okay, Run', Ganjar's Answer After Receiving Clarification From Banyumas Regent

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo asked the regents and mayors to be afraid of the KPK OTT. According to him, prevention so as not to be involved in corruption or subject to OTT KPK starts with oneself.

This was conveyed by Ganjar in response to the statement of the Banyumas Regent, Achmad Husein, who asked the KPK to notify the regional head before conducting the OTT. Meanwhile, it had gone viral after the video clip containing Achmad Husein's statement was spread and appeared in various media.

"It doesn't mean that OTT is notified, it's not. The Regent of Banyumas yesterday clarified to me, he said that he meant to be informed about prevention first, not immediately OTT," said Ganjar at his office, Monday, November 15.

Ganjar explained, indeed the request of the Regent of Banyumas if there were any indications, he would be warned beforehand. Related to this, Ganjar has also given an explanation to the Regent of Banyumas.

"So yesterday I said, yes we can't, we ourselves have to warn because areas prone to corruption we already know. But that doesn't mean if you want OTT you will be told, if you want OTT you will be told 'malayu' (run)," said the governor.

Ganjar reminded that during a meeting in Semarang some time ago, the Chairman of the KPK, Firli Bahuri, had given signs for the vulnerable areas. This is one of the steps to provide information or prevent regional heads from being involved in corruption cases and even being subject to OTT.

"I also conveyed to the Regent, from the KPK's explanation, we actually have to prevent it. We don't ask to be informed. But we prevent ourselves from entering the area. If we are reckless, for me, we must be arrested," he said.

A video clip of the Regent of Banyumas, Central Java, Achmad Husein asking the KPK to call the regional head before the viral arrest operation (OTT) became the public spotlight. Achmad Husein's Instagram account was invaded by netizens, aka netizens.

The statement that was questioned by netizens from the Regent of Banyumas Achmad Husein was, "We are regional heads, we are all afraid and don't want to be OTT. So we ask the KPK, before we call OTT first. If he changes later, it's gone, you know. But if they don't change, they will be arrested," he said.

The netizen also stormed Achmad Husein's latest upload. “Stop it guys don't bully him anymore. He can't sleep well this night," wrote one netizen.

The regent of Banyumas immediately replied to this message, "I'm tahajjud, it's not that I can't sleep."

Apparently, the Regent of Banyumas Achmad Husein replied to many netizens' comments because of his statement regarding the request that the KPK summons the regional head before the OTT was held.

"Sir, why it should be informed first when OTT, you don't make sense," wrote another account.

"It's time for me to say that this is out of the box," said the Regent of Banyumas.