Governor Affected By KPK OTT, Deputy Governor Rosjonsyah Ensures Bengkulu Provincial Government Performance Continues To Run Normally

Deputy Governor of Bengkulu Rosjonsyah gave motivation to the ranks of ASN during Monday morning's meeting of the Bengkulu Provincial Government, in Bengkulu, Monday. (25/11/2024) (ANTARA/Boyke Ledy Watra)

BENGKULU - Deputy Governor of Bengkulu Rosjonsyah ensured that the performance of the Bengkulu Provincial Government would continue to run normally after the KPK's arrest operation (OTT) against Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah, and a number of other officials.

"Yes, we are still running according to the rules, and this incident is also concerned, who wants a disaster like this, of course this is the decision of Allah subhanahu wata'ala," said Bengkulu Deputy Rosjonsyah in Bengkulu, Antara, Monday, November 25.

Rosjonsyah, who led the Monday morning rally at the ranks of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) of the Bengkulu Provincial Government and encouraged ASN to continue to work optimally.

"I took today's apple to motivate my friends to work (optimal), don't be discouraged, because considering that we are in the third stage of 2024, we want to close the book, there are still many things that are completed by the provincial government," he said.

For vacant positions because the Regional Secretary of Bengkulu Province Isnan Fajri was also named a suspect, the position will be temporarily held by the daily executor.

"The position of the regional secretary at the daily executive, while waiting for the definitive," he said.

Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators named Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah (RM) and two other people as suspects in the alleged corruption case in the form of extortion and gratification within the Bengkulu Provincial Government.

Two other suspects, namely the Regional Secretary (Sekda) Bengkulu Isnan Fajri (IF) and Bengkulu Governor Evrianshah (EV).

KPK investigators then immediately detained the three people for the next 20 days at the KPK branch of the State Detention Center (Rutan).

The three suspects are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and Article 12B in Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended in Law Number 20 of 2001 in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

The determination of the suspects against the three people began with the KPK's arrest operation (OTT) in Bengkulu on Saturday (23/11) night. The silent operation was carried out based on information about the alleged extortion of employees for pilkada funding.

During the operation, KPK investigators arrested eight people, but only three people were later named as suspects. Meanwhile, the other five people were only witnesses.