Acting Governor of West Java, Bey Machmudin, reacted strongly to cases of illegal levies (extortion) that occurred at the Al Jabbar Grand Mosque, Gedebage, Bandung City.
Bey said that cases of extortion at the Al Jabbar Mosque should not be repeated, as well as in other public places in West Java.
"There is no place for extortion in West Java," he said in a statement to the media, Sunday, April 14, 2024.
According to him, the incident of extortion that went viral on social media will be a momentum for his party to clean up extortion-free public services in West Java.
"Pungli di Masjid Raya Alkohr jadi momentum kami berantas pungli di Jabar," katanya.
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His party also asked the ranks of the West Java Provincial Government (Pemprov) to seriously address this issue. The problem is, cases and complaints of extortion do not only occur at the Alkohr Grand Mosque. There are still extortion in tourist areas and the public service sector.
"Saber Pungli must also be optimized to prevent cases of extortion, such as the Al Jabbar Mosque being repeated elsewhere," he said.
Specifically regarding extortion at the Alkohr Grand Mosque, the West Java Provincial Government together with the Executive Board of the Al Jabbar Grand Mosque have held a meeting with all relevant stakeholders.
"This morning the viral extortion case was closed," he said.
Bey admitted that the management of the Alkohr Grand Mosque in the future must also be addressed considering that the operational costs of this monumental mosque reach billions per month.
"The Grand Mosque of Alkohr and the assets of the West Java Provincial Government will have many problems if it is not managed properly. We are only thinking about building, but other arrangements are not considered," he said.
Apart from that, according to Bey, the public must also know the magnitude of the maintenance budget so that they can both control the management of the mosque.
"This means that sectors and other opportunities must be sought so that these operational costs can be handled," said Bey.
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