Head Village Of Purwosari Recalcitrant, Ask Each Village To Deposit IDR1-1.5 Million For THR Eid, Now Termination Of Position Sanctions

Kediri Regent Hanindhito Himawan Pramana shows the money secured from the levy to each village ahead of Eid al-Fitr (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Regent of Kediri Hanindhito Himawan Pramana sanctioned the District Head of Purwoasri with the initials M and the Head of Village Community Empowerment Section (PMD) of Purwoasri Subdistrict with the initials D.

Sanski for both for withdrawing money from citizens under the pretext of holiday allowance (THR). Hanindhito Regent claimed to have held coordination meetings with relevant agencies, regional staffing agencies, BPKAD (Financial Management Agency and Regional Assets) legal section.

"The meeting discussed alleged violations of Government Regulation No. 53 of 2010 concerning Civil Servant Discipline conducted by Purwoasri Sub-District and Head of Community Empowerment Section of Purwoasri Subdistrict", said the Regent reported by Antara, Saturday, May 15.

The meeting discussed the weight of the error value. The person concerned has also been reminded many times, including over the phone but still transacting. Finally, the team gave sanctions by PP No. 53 of 2010.

"For Purwoasri Sub-District, severe punishment was given in the form of lower-level demotion, and the case of Kasi PMD Purwoasri district violated PP No. 53 of 2010 so that it was given a severe penalty of lower rank demotion for three years", said the Regent.

The regent also revealed the chronology of the case stemmed from community complaints. On May 4, 2021, before Eid al-Fitr 2021, he has advised all Civil Servant in Kediri Regency to no withdrawal of THR.

He has received complaints related to THR's request, so personally also directly contacted Purwoasri Sub-District, M.

At the time, he had warned the Head Village that the action included disciplinary action and requested that the money be refunded. However, it turns out that his appeal was not heeded by the withdrawal of each village.

The amount of money requested per village was initially IDR 1.5 million but then dropped to IDR 1 million. The money was taken from the village treasury by each village treasurer and deposited to the person.

In the Purwoasri Sub-district, there are 23 villages, but when the Regent inspected the location, found money IDR 15 million.

Before giving the decision, The Regent admitted to having to consult first until there are clear rules related to the sanctions.

Furthermore, the Government of Kediri will ask for a letter of recommendation to the East Java Provincial Government to report to the Ministry of Trade related to the submission of sanctions.

"Monday, May 17, we will express to the Ministry of Trade. It must also go through the assistance of the province and there is a letter of recommendation from the province. This is by Law No. 10 of 2016 paragraph 3, that the regional head should not (directly replace). If you want to change the ranks must apply for permission to the Ministry of Trade", he said.

Meanwhile, Kediri District Chief Inspectorate Nono Sukardi said in PP No. 53 of 2010, civil servants who violate there are three penalties, namely light, medium and severe. For severe punishment, there are five points, namely a lower-level demotion of three years, transfer to lower-level demotion, the release of office, dismissal with respect, and disrespectful dismissal.

He revealed for the case in Purwoasri Subdistrict, sanctions with a lower reduction of three years, for example, Kasi PMD Purwoasri subdistrict is a class of three-D, will be lowered to three C for three years, after which it will be returned to three-D.

As for the transfer in the framework of lower-level demotion will be lowered. For example, the third echelon is the Head village position, it will be lowered to three-B.

"If related to will be lifted again depending on the mechanism and performance", said Nono.