The Public Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) assessed that the actions of former mayor Hevearita G. Rahayu alias Mbak Ita who issued a circular regarding the prohibition of levies within the Semarang City Government were an attempt to escape legal entanglement.
"The Semarang Mayor's circular dated January 19, 2024, was issued after the start of an investigation by the KPK regarding allegations of corruption within the city government," said Public Prosecutor Amir Nurdiyanto in a follow-up hearing on the alleged corruption of former Mayor Hevearita G. Rahayu with an agenda of response to the defendant's defense at the Semarang Corruption Court, Monday, August 11, reported by ANTARA.
According to him, the defendant has also returned additional operational money sourced from the joint contributions of Bapenda Semarang City employees because there has been an investigation by the KPK.
Supposedly, he continued, a circular regarding the prohibition of levies should have been carried out since the defendant was sworn in as Mayor of Semarang.
Regarding the additional operational receipts originating from the togetherness fee, the prosecutor stated that the total money received by the defendant was Rp. 1.5 billion.
The prosecutor explained that the defendant received Rp300 million each 4 times which was handed over directly by the Head of the Semarang City Bapenda, Indriyasari.
The last giving for the fourth quarter of 2024 amounting to Rp300 million, said the prosecutor, had not yet been handed over to the defendant.
"The defendant asked the Head of Bapenda to postpone the handover because there was an investigation by the KPK," he said in a trial chaired by Chief Judge Gatot Sarwadi.
Regarding the provision of additional operations for Mbak Ita, the prosecutor said that Alwin Basri, the husband of the former mayor, also had an evil intention to participate in getting a share.
"The evil intention of the defendant, Alwin Basri, who wanted to get a share, dared to ask for additional part of the operational money," he added.
Former Mayor of Semarang Hevearita G. Rahayu was sentenced to 6 years in prison in the alleged corruption case in the city government from 2022 to 2024.
The public prosecutor also asked the panel of judges to impose an additional sentence in the form of revocation of the right to be elected in public office or as a political official for 2 years after completing their sentence.
Mbak Ita is said to have accepted bribes and gratuities, totaling Rp1,883 billion.
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