Bandung City Secretary Suspect, Temporary Substitute Head of Education Department

Acting Mayor of Bandung Bambang Tirtoyuliono appointed Head of Education Department Hikmat Ginanjar as Acting City Secretary.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Sekretaris Kota Bandung Tersangka, Kadis Pendidikan Pengganti Sementara

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Illustration. Acting Mayor of Bandung, Ema Sumarna, gave testimony in the Bandung Smart City corruption case at the Bandung District Court, West Java, on Wednesday (9/8/2023).

BANDUNG, KOMPAS — Acting Mayor of Bandung Bambang Tirtoyuliono appointed Head of the Bandung City Education Service Hikmat Ginanjar as Acting Daily Secretary for the City of Bandung on Friday (15/3/2024). This appointment was after Bandung City Secretary Ema Sumarna resigned due to being caught in an alleged corruption case.

Bambang stated that the appointment of Hikmat as Acting Secretary of the City is to ensure that public services in Bandung City continue to operate smoothly. Hikmat has been serving as the Head of Education Department of Bandung City since 2019.

It is known that the Corruption Eradication Commission has designated the City Secretary of Bandung, Ema Sumarna, as a corruption suspect in the Bandung Smart City program. The designation was made after Ema underwent an examination last Thursday. Note: Please do not translate "Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi", which stands for the Corruption Eradication Commission in Indonesia.

Ema has been named as a suspect in the Bandung Smart City program case, which previously implicated former Mayor of Bandung, Yana Mulyana. Yana was arrested in a sting operation (OTT) last year, during which law enforcement seized cash totaling IDR 924.6 million and branded goods.

HUMAS PEMKOT BANDUNG

Acting Mayor of Bandung Bambang Tirtoyuliono, after visiting the flood location in Braga Village on Friday (12/1/2024). More than 1,000 residents were affected by the flood due to the overflowing of the Cikapundung River. This was triggered by heavy rain for hours.

Yana was proven to have received a bribe amounting to Rp 400 million. She was sentenced to four years in prison by the judge of the Bandung State Court on December 13, 2023.

"He (Hikmat) is a senior civil servant in the Bandung City Government. I hope he can fulfill this mandate well in order to realize excellent public service for the community," said Bambang. "

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Head of the Bandung City Civil Service and Human Resources Development Agency (BKPSDM), Adi Junjunan Mustafa, explained that the resignation of Ema Sumarna as the Bandung City Secretary has been processed.

"The Acting Mayor has instructed us to process this resignation request in accordance with the applicable rules and procedures," said Adi at the Bandung City Hall on Friday.

He added that according to regulations, the resignation process is still awaiting technical considerations from the State Personnel Agency (BKN). After BKN's technical considerations are taken into account, they will immediately issue a termination letter for Ema Sumarna as the regional secretary.

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Suspect of Mayor of Bandung, Yana Mulyana (second from the left), along with the other suspects, after being questioned at the Corruption Eradication Commission building in Jakarta, early Sunday morning (4/16/2023).

"Due to his position as Acting Mayor, Bambang Tirtoyuliono, we first have to send a letter to BKN to obtain technical considerations," he said.

Respect the process

Rizky Rizgantara, Ema's legal adviser, stated that his client respects the legal process that is ongoing in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"Yesterday, Mr. Ema has submitted his resignation as the Secretary of Bandung City to focus more on the legal process," he said.

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The Acting Governor of West Java, Bey Machmudin, stated that he has not received any information regarding the designation of Ema as a suspect. "We have not received any information from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), so we cannot provide any further information," said Bey.

He also reminded civil servants who are involved in criminal cases to follow the legal process according to procedures. "I hope that every civil servant in West Java Province will maintain their integrity while working," said Bey.