Court Rejects Appeal Of Former Head Of BPPBJ Who Sued Anies For Being Dismissed In Relation To Sexual Harassment Case

JAKARTA - The Jakarta State Administrative High Court (PTTUN) rejected the appeal filed by the former Head of the DKI Jakarta Goods and Services Procurement Service (BPPBJ), Blessmiyanda.

In this case, Blessmiyanda filed an appeal to the PTTUN because he had previously lost his lawsuit at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN). Anies sued the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan because he did not accept being removed from the position of Head of BPPBJ regarding the case of sexual harassment.

In the appeal decision number 5/B/2022/PT.TUN.JKT, the PTTUN upheld the decision of the Jakarta Administrative Court which rejected Blessmiyanda's lawsuit.

"To adjudicate: 1. Receive an appeal from the Appellant; 2. Confirm the Decision of the State Administrative Court Number 162/G/2021/PTUN.JKT dated November 16, 2021, which is being appealed for," wrote the verdict quoted from the Jakarta Administrative Court website, Monday, 18 April.

As is known, Blessmiyanda was proven to have sexually harassed one of his employees based on the results of the inspection by the inspectorate. Bless abused the DKI Jakarta City Hall Block G Building, which is in the same neighborhood as the DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's office.

"What Blessmiyanda has done is demeaning, because it has been proven that it was done in the office and during office hours," said Assistant to the Government of DKI Jakarta Provincial Secretary Sigit Wijatmoko in his statement, Wednesday, April 28.

On that basis, Sigit said that his party had imposed severe disciplinary sanctions. Bless received two sanctions, the first was the release of office. Now Blessmiyanda is an ordinary employee. Second, Bless is subject to a 40 percent reduction in employee income allowance (TPP) for 24 months.

From the dismissal, Blessmiyanda sued Anies to the Jakarta Administrative Court with a case number proven to have sexually harassed one of his employees based on the results of the inspection by the inspectorate. Bless abused the DKI Jakarta City Hall Block G Building, which is in the same neighborhood as the DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's office.

"What Blessmiyanda has done is demeaning, because it has been proven that it was done in the office and during office hours," said Assistant to the Government of DKI Jakarta Provincial Secretary Sigit Wijatmoko in his statement, Wednesday, April 28.

On that basis, Sigit said that his party had imposed severe disciplinary sanctions. Bless received two sanctions, the first was the release of office. Second, Bless is subject to a 40 percent reduction in employee income allowance (TPP) for 24 months.

As time went on, the Administrative Court decided to reject Blessmiyanda's lawsuit. Not giving up, Blessmiyanda filed an appeal to the PTTUN which was again rejected.