Data From The Central Java Provincial Government This Year There Are Already 20 Gratification Reports Worth Almost Rp. 30 Million

Acting Inspector of Central Java (Central Java) Provincial Government Dhoni Widianto

]JAKARTA - Acting Inspector of Central Java (Central Java) Provincial Government, Dhoni Widianto, said that the awareness of officials there in reporting various gratification practices was quite high.

"Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo's steps in preventing corruption by his staff have increased public awareness not to give gratuities to officials," said Dhoni, in Semarang, Tuesday, June 28 evening, quoted from Antara.

Based on data from the Central Java Provincial Inspectorate as the gratification control unit (UPG), every year there is a report on receipt of gratuities from officials within the Central Java Provincial Government.

It is recorded that since 2018 there have been 14 reports with a value of Rp. 61.100.000, in 2019 there were 19 reports of gratification with a value of Rp. 10.250.000 and 1000 Singapore dollars, in 2020 there were 11 reports with a value of Rp. 6.665.000, in 2021 there were 33 reports with a value of Rp. 18.357.300 , and until May 2022 there were 20 reports worth Rp27,516,000.

He ensured that the Central Java Provincial Government was serious about controlling gratuities since Ganjar Pranowo's first term as Governor of Central Java. The form is issuing Gubernatorial Regulation No. 59 of 2014 and amended by Gubernatorial Regulation No. 24 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for Gratification Control.

"The gubernatorial regulation regulates, among other things, the definition of gratification, the types of gratuities that are mandatory and not obligatory to be reported, reporting procedures, gratification control unit, rights and obligations of the reporter as well as protection for the reporter," he also said.

According to him, gratification must be reported to the UPG or KPK if it is directly related to the position and is contrary to the duties and obligations of the recipient as a civil servant or state administrator.

However, if the gift is not related to the authority of the position, is generally accepted, does not conflict with regulations, the value is reasonable within certain limits, and as a form of gift in the realm of customs, habits and community norms, this is not required to be reported.

He said that gratuities are usually given in the form of food or drink packages, and most are given at the time of religious holidays.

"There is a gratuity of goods in the form of a bag with a value of 600 United States dollars or the equivalent of Rp. 8,550,000. The mode of giving gratification used is usually in the form of gifts/parcels as a gift or thanks. Giving gratuities is dominated by officials or staff who have certain authorities," he said anyway.

Dhoni explained that gratification is a disguised form of bribery and this action has the potential to encourage state civil servants to be unprofessional, unobjective and unfair in carrying out their duties.

If a civil servant is given a prohibited gratuity, he said, the action that must be taken is to refuse the gift and under certain conditions cannot refuse, then they must report the receipt of the gratuity to the KPK.

Therefore, he reminded the ranks of the Central Java Provincial Government to report gratuities received through the UPG or KPK, and gratification reporting can be done online through gol.kpk.go.id.

"Every gratuity to a civil servant or state administrator is considered a bribe, if it is related to his position and contrary to his obligations or duties. (Article 12B paragraph 1 of Law No. 31 of 1999 in conjunction with Law No. 20 of 2001). If the receipt as referred to in Article 12B If this is not reported to the KPK within 30 working days, it will be subject to legal sanctions," he said.