Morotai Regency Government, North Maluku, Delays Salaries For ASN Who Have Not Been Vaccinated

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MOROTAI - The Regency Government (Pemkab) of Morotai Island, North Maluku Province (Malut) requires all state civil servants (ASN) to undergo COVID-19 vaccination. For those who have not been vaccinated, the consequence is that their monthly salary is delayed.

Acting Head of the BRI Unit for Morotai Island Regency, Indra Nova, when contacted in Ternate, Thursday, confirmed that all ASN salaries had been withheld based on orders from the Morotai Island Regency Government.

"It is true, according to the communication and direction obtained through the Head of the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) Morotai Suriani Antarani has asked BRI for the salaries of Morotai ASN to be temporarily postponed," he said, quoted by Antara, Thursday, August 5.

According to Indra, the directive was from the Head of BPKAD to BRI so that all Morotai ASN salaries were postponed and indeed there were several agencies whose salaries had already been entered.

He did not explain why the ASN salaries were postponed. "If the reason for withholding the salary will be asked directly to the Morotai Island Regency Government," said Indra Nova.

However, when the head of the Morotai Island BPKAD, Suriani Antarani, was contacted separately asking that the reason for the detention direct the media crew to directly ask the regional secretary (Sekda).

Meanwhile, most of the ASN in Pulau Morotai Regency regretted the local government's policy of ordering BRI Morotai to withhold the salaries of thousands of ASN. Moreover, if the salary detention occurs, it is suspected that the ASN has not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Like the Public Works Service of Morotai Island, on average, ASN has not received a salary because of information circulating that ASN who have not been vaccinated have their salaries withheld, resulting in a number of ASN in the Morotai Public Works Office not attending the office.

One of the ASN Morotai Island, Muhammad when contacted confirmed that the salaries they usually receive through ATMs have not been transferred and the reasons given have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.

However, they asked not to withhold their salary, because the salary they get every month must be used to meet the needs of their family.

Meanwhile, based on the information gathered, of the 30 SKPD within the Morotai Island Regency Government, only 11 SKPD have paid their monthly salaries.