KPK Calls Alleged Corruption In Semarang City Government Not Related To State Losses

KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu (Wardhany Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that the allegations of corruption in the Semarang City Government (Pemkot) handled were not related to state losses. The actions of the suspects that have not been announced are the receipt of bribes and gratuities and extortion. "In the case of the Mayor of Semarang there is no counting of state losses," said KPK Investigation Director Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters quoted on Friday, August 16. The first suspicion, the question of bribery is said to have violated Article 12 a and 12 b of the Anti-Corruption Law, continued Asep. Then the second is related to gratification as well as not calculating state losses and the third is cutting," he said. For this alleged deduction, continued Asep, made Semarang City Government employees not get their rights in its entirety. So cut,'' he said. Previously reported, the KPK began the investigation of three alleged corruption crimes within the Semarang City Government (Pemkot). Details of the procurement of goods and services within the Semarang City Government in 2023 2024, allegations of extortion against civil servants related to tax collection incentives and retribution of Semarang City areas, as well as allegations of receiving gratuities in 2023-2024. Searches have been carried out in various locations such as in Semarang City, Kudus, Salatiga, and others. From there were found documents up to Rp1 billion and 9,650 euros and dozens of units of hours allegedly related to the case.

In this case, the Mayor of Semarang Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu or Mbak Ita and three other people have been prevented from leaving the country for six months. They are her husband who is also the Chairman of Commission D of the Central Java DPRD, Alwin Basri; Chairman of the Association of Indonesian National Construction Implementers (Gapensi) Semarang City, Martono; and Rahmat Djangkar who is a private party.