Chairman Of DPRD Supports KPK In Finishing Case Of Disabled Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi

Chairoman J Putro, chairman of the Bekasi City DPRD. (ANTARA/Pradita Kurniawan Syah).

BEKASI - The Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) of Bekasi City, West Java fully supports the efforts of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to resolve legal cases that are currently being handled, especially regarding the developing situation in their area.

"Regarding the legal incident that befell the Mayor of (non-active) RE, the leadership of the DPRD feels the need to convey a number of things as a form of obedience to Law Number 14 of 2008 concerning Openness of Public Information that all matters relating to the main duties and consequences that accompany it are the right of the community to I know," said Chairoman J Putro, chairman of the Bekasi City DPRD, in a written statement quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 26.

He explained that the leadership of the Bekasi City DPRD and all ranks are committed to taking a cooperative and open attitude towards information needed in the legal process at the KPK.

"If at any time the KPK law enforcement needs information or testimony regarding the problems being experienced by the Mayor of RE, it is certain that all members of the DPRD will fulfill it and provide information," he said.

The leadership of the Bekasi City DPRD stated that they fully support the KPK's efforts in investigating cases of alleged criminal acts of corruption and are committed to creating a clean governance of Bekasi City.

As a form of cooperative commitment, he has also visited the KPK as a witness to the legal problems that are currently befalling the Mayor of (non-active) RE, on Tuesday, January 25, 2022.

His presence at that time was to provide information and clarification of information that was constantly evolving and tended to lead to the formation of opinions about the alleged involvement of a number of members of the legislature in the case.

Furthermore, his party also said that the duties and responsibilities as government administrators must continue to run as constitutionally mandated by the people of Bekasi City.

"So, the Bekasi City Government is required to complete all work programs that have been and will be launched until 2023," he said.

According to him, the optimism of government administrators must be maintained together between regional heads and all leaders of Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) as well as the people of Bekasi City.

Chairoman said that the planning of the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD) is the result of a joint formulation and agreement between the executive and the legislature under the supervision of the people of Bekasi City.

"In the future, the DPRD leadership hopes to be able to optimize the supervisory function from the planning, implementation, to monitoring and evaluation stages of every activity that uses the APBD," he said.

The leadership of the Bekasi City DPRD, he said, also asked members of the DPRD and Bekasi City government officials if they received gifts in the form of money, goods, or other services to submit them to the KPK no later than 30 days after the gift was received in accordance with Law 20/2001 on the Eradication of Acts. Criminal Corruption Article 12C.

"Based on the consideration of several points above, reporting and refunding gratuities within a span of 30 days is in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. We remind you of the anti-corruption commitment so that every attempt to receive gratification must be reported and returned according to the applicable laws and regulations as a form of the integrity of the organizers. government," he said.