Respons Rapor Merah BPK RI At Disdik Kab Bogor, Acting Regent Calls Principal Investigate Extortion At School

Acting Regent of Bogor Asmawa Tosepu in Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java. (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

BOGOR - Acting (Pj) Bogor Regent Asmawa Tosepu immediately gathered school principals (kepsek) in Bogor Regency to investigate a number of findings by the Indonesian Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) representing West Java (West Java) related to extortion in the school environment.

"Investigation is to ascertain whether (the findings) are only in 129 schools, or 1,886 schools," said Asmawa after gathering the principal at a school in Cibinong, Bogor Regency, Wednesday, June 12, as reported by Antara.

In the Report on the Results of the Examination of the Regional Government Financial Report (LHP LKPD) for the 2023 fiscal year, the Bogor Regency Education Office (Disdik) became the regional apparatus that received the most records of BPK RI representatives of West Java. One of them is related to illegal levies or extortion in schools.

"One of the findings is that (extortion), that's why I led the team to ensure that for 60 days there was a follow-up to the LHP," he said.

Asmawa admitted that he would complete the recommendations given by BPK RI and did not hesitate to impose sanctions on state civil servants (ASN) who were proven to have abused their authority.

"There will definitely be sanctions, that's why I will investigate first. I will hold this LHP and then I will explore it with the team so that it is fair. After the investigation we will formulate it, there will definitely be sanctions," said Asmawa.