Rahmat Effendi Is Suspected Of Regularly Cutting Money From ASN At The Bekasi City Government

Rahmat Effendi/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that inactive Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi or Pepen often cuts money from state civil servants (ASN). This was investigated from four witnesses who were summoned on Monday, February 7 yesterday.

"The investigative team has finished examining a number of witnesses for the suspect RE and friends," said Acting Spokesperson for the KPK for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, to reporters, Tuesday, February 8.

Ali said the four witnesses who were called were civil servants at the Bekasi City Government Inspectorate, who was the former Head of Rawalumbu Sub-district, Dian Herdiana; Head of Bojong Rawalumbu Village, Nanin; ASN at the Bekasi City Dispenda Mulyadi alias Lom; and Bekasi City PDAM employee, Uci Indrawijaya.

"Witnesses were present and confirmed, among other things, related to the alleged ongoing deduction of a sum of money from ASN at several offices in the Bekasi City Government, which allegedly was ordered by the suspect RE," he explained.

Previously reported, Rahmat Effendi or Pepen along with eight other people were named by the KPK as suspects for alleged bribery in the procurement of goods and services as well as the auction of positions in the Bekasi City Government.

Pepen with the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP, M Bunyamin; Head of Jatisari Village, Mulyadi; Jatisampurna Sub-district Head, Wahyudin; and the Head of the Bekasi City Housing, Settlement and Land Office, Jumhana Lutfi, were named as recipients of bribes.

Meanwhile, the four suspected givers are the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril; private party, Lai Bui Min; Director of Bintang Rayatri City, Suryadi; and the sub-district head of Rawalumbu, Makhfud Saifudin.

In this case, Pepen is suspected of receiving billions of rupiah as a commitment fee from the private sector whose land was acquired for a project belonging to the Bekasi City Government and received compensation. However, he called the money a mosque donation code.

In addition to the bribes above, the KPK revealed that Pepen also received money related to project management and contract labor at the Bekasi City Government in the amount of Rp. 30 million. The money was given by the Director of PT MAM Energindo, Ali Amril and received by the Secretary of the Investment Office and PTSP Bekasi City, M Bunyamin.

Furthermore, he received some money from employees at the Bekasi City Government in exchange for their position. However, it did not specify how much money the Golkar Party politician received.