ASN Extorted By Fake KPK Members, Bogor Regency Government Provides Legal Assistance

Head of Bogor Regency Diskominfo Bayu Ramawanto together with Acting Regent of Bogor Asmawa Tosepu in Cibinong, Bogor Regency. (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

The Bogor Regency Government (Pemkab) provides legal assistance to state civil servants (ASN) who are extorted by employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"The district government continues to provide legal assistance for witnesses or ASN who are still being secured," said Head of the Bogor Regency Communication and Information Office (Diskominfo) Bayu Ramawanto in Bogor, Friday, July 26, as reported by Antara.

The alleged extortion incident happened to several ASN from the Bogor Regency Education Office. Currently, the suspect with the initials YS and the victims are undergoing examination at the Bogor Resort Police Headquarters, after being handed over by the KPK on Friday morning.

"We are waiting and will coordinate with the Bogor Police to follow the progress. If necessary, there will be legal assistance related to the ASN," said Bayu.

However, he did not know for sure the case that was suspected of extortion by suspect YS to the Bogor Regency Government ASN.

"We don't know yet, that's why the Bogor Police are still investigating. The status is that four people are still being questioned by law enforcement officers, it can be said that maybe witnesses. What status will continue later, there are stages," he said.

Acting Regent of Bogor Asmawa Tosepu appealed to ASN ranks within the Bogor Regency Government not to be afraid to report to law enforcers if blackmailed.

"People, including the Bogor Regency Government, if anyone else does things like that (extorting) immediately report it to the nearest police station," Asmawa said in response to a case of extortion by fake KPK members to the Bogor Regency Government ASN.

Previously, Thursday, July 25, the KPK said it had arrested a man with the initials YS on suspicion of extortion of officials within the Bogor Regency Government.

"The team secured the person in question at a restaurant in Bogor Regency at around 13.30 WIB," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika at the KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta, July 26.

In the morning, his party received a report about a person with the initials YS who claimed to be a KPK employee and blackmailed an official within the Bogor Regency Government (Pemkab).

The official admitted that he was asked for a sum of money by YS and based on the report, the KPK sent a team consisting of investigators, investigators and inspectorates to determine whether the person was actually a KPK employee or not.

The KPK team then confirmed that the person had received money from the reporting party and immediately arrested YS at around 13.30 WIB.

The KPK team then took YS to his residence in one of the housing estates in Bogor City in order to collect evidence.

In this activity, KPK investigators confiscated Rp300 million in cash, a cell phone (cellphone) and a white vehicle.

The next team took YS to the KPK's Red and White Building for further clarification.

"From the results of the clarification, it was concluded that the person was not a KPK employee and only operated alone," said Tessa.