After Holiday With Family To Japan, Lucky Hakim Examined By Inspectorate General Of The Ministry Of Home Affairs

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto when giving information to the media / DOK ANTARA crew

JAKARTA - Indramayu Regent Lucky Hakim is undergoing an examination by the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemdagri) in Gambir, Central Jakarta, Tuesday afternoon.

Lucky was asked for information regarding his trip to Japan during the 2025 Eid momentum, which was carried out without official permission and violated the ban on traveling abroad for regional heads.

"The Regent (Lucky) was asked for information from the Inspectorate in Gambir at 13.00 WIB," said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) Bima Arya Sugiarto to the media crew when he was about to enter Building B of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Central Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, April 8.

After being questioned by the Inspectorate, Lucky is scheduled to meet the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto in the Gedung B office of the Ministry of Home Affairs. However, Bima did not know for sure what time Lucky would meet him.

"We'll just have to wait, (Lucky) wants to come here (Develop B of the Ministry of Home Affairs) from there (Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Home Affairs Gambir)," said Bima.

Previously, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi had reprimanded Lucky for traveling to Japan without permission.

"It is true that it is a personal right, everyone can take a vacation, especially on holidays and Eid holidays," he said.

However, he continued, governors, regents, mayors, deputy governors, deputy regents, and deputy mayors if they travel abroad must obtain permission from the Minister of Home Affairs.

"The letter was submitted through the Governor of West Java," wrote Dedi in his official Instagram account upload quoted from Jakarta, Monday.

The moment Lucky left for Japan was known from the upload on his personal Instagram account. In the upload, it appears that he got out of the car wearing Japanese clothing.

The trip was allegedly without permission from the Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, or from the Ministry of Home Affairs. This is considered contrary to a circular letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs which prohibits regional heads from traveling abroad during the Eid holidays because they handle various important matters related to the celebration of Muslim holidays.