Semarang Mayor Mbak Ita Called KPK Asks For Additional Funds From The Bapenda Employee Togetherness Contribution

Semarang Mayor Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu with her husband/PHOTO via Instagram @makitasmg

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that the Mayor of Semarang Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu or Mbak Ita asked for additional funds which were then provided from employee togetherness contributions. This money was also enjoyed by her husband, Alwin Basri who is also the Chairman of the D DPRD of Central Java Province.

"The provision of additional funds for the mayor and her husband comes from the coffers of Bapenda employees," said KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardika to reporters in a written statement, Friday, September 20.

Tessa has not detailed the additional amount of funds requested by Mbak Ita and Alwi. However, he said the collection came from the salaries of civil servants (PNS) within the Semarang City Government (Pemkot).

"The principle of togetherness comes from levies," he said.

As for the request, four witnesses were examined at the Semarang Polrestabes, Central Java on Wednesday, September 18. Tessa said the parties were I, S, BF, and BP who were civil servants.

Meanwhile, from the information gathered, the witnesses were the Head of the Semarang City Bapenda, Indriyasari, Sarifah as the Head of the Semarang City Bapenda Supervision and Development Division, Binawan Febriarto who is the Head of Regional Tax Data Collection and Registration of the Semarang City Bapenda; and the Head of Regional Tax Collection for the Semarang City Bapenda Bambang Prihartono.

Previously reported, the KPK began investigating three alleged corruption crimes within the Semarang City Government (Pemkot). The details are the procurement of goods and services within the Semarang City Government in 2023-2024, the alleged extortion of civil servants related to incentives for collecting taxes and levies in the Semarang City area, as well as the alleged receipt of gratuities in 2023-2024.

Searches have been carried out in various locations such as in the cities of Semarang, Kudus, Salatiga, and others. From there, documents up to Rp1 billion and 9,650 euros were found as well as dozens of watches allegedly related to the case.

In this case, the Mayor of Semarang Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu or Mbak Ita along with 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.