Ridwan Kamil Appoints Tri Adhianto As Acting Mayor Of Bekasi City After Rahmat Effendi Suspect Corruption

Deputy Mayor of Bekasi Tri Adhianto was assigned as the Acting Mayor of Bekasi. (ANTARA/Instagram)

JABAR - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil appointed Deputy Mayor of Bekasi, Tri Adhianto as Acting Mayor of Bekasi. Tri Adhianto's appointment follows the arrest of Rahmat Effendi in a silent operation by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"Today, Mr. Deputy (Mayor of Bekasi) was summoned to Bandung because we had submitted his letter of appointment as Acting Mayor of Bekasi. So with that letter he can perform public services, sign documents. Then there are legal matters because there should be no vacancies law," said Ridwan Kamil at the Pakuan State Building, Bandung, Antara, Friday, January 7.

The submission of the assignment letter also followed up on the letter from the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian to the West Java Provincial Government regarding this matter.

"So this letter has been submitted immediately following up yesterday there was a letter from the Minister of Home Affairs Pak Tito ordering the province to immediately send this letter," said Ridwan Kamil.

The governor hopes that with the letter, the community service process in Bekasi City will continue to run optimally.

"Hopefully it can reach the residents of Bekasi that there will be no problems in providing services to the community because the letter has been delivered," said Ridwan Kamil.

When asked about the arrest of Rahmat Effendi, Ridwan Kamil said that his party appreciates the ongoing legal process.

At the beginning of this week, Ridwan Kamil plans to give direct directions to ASN in the Bekasi City Government.

"Obviously we appreciate the legal process that happened to Mr. Pepen according to the facts that are certainly present in this matter," he said.

"And early next week I will go to Bekasi City to give directions to echelon II and III in Bekasi City to respond and continue the direction of development while strengthening that leadership should not be hampered," continued Ridwan Kamil.