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Greater Jakarta: No gifts for city officials this Lebaran
Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has instructed civil servants employed by the city administration to refuse all gifts ahead of the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday, noting that gifts were a form of bribe
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overnor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has instructed civil servants employed by the city administration to refuse all gifts ahead of the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday, noting that gifts were a form of bribe.
“I call on all civil servants [in the administration] to reject all gift offers. If you have already received one, please give it back,” Ahok said on Saturday as quoted by wartakotalive.com.
He added that the administration now had a team specifically tasked with processing any indications of civil servants accepting gratuities. “[Members of the team] will keep watching.”
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) previously issued a circular prohibiting all civil servants in the country from accepting any kind of gift, including from private companies, during Lebaran. State institutions have also been told to report any instances of their employees accepting gifts to the KPK within 30 days.
