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Jakarta Governor warns civil servants to reject kickbacks

Ivany Atina Arby (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Fri, July 7, 2017

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Jakarta Governor warns civil servants to reject kickbacks Workers clean up Gendong river, which is clogged by garbage, in Pluit, North Jakarta, on March 16, 2017. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)

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akarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat has reminded residents to refrain from offering kickbacks to the city’s civil servants in exchange for services.

Djarot made the comment on Thursday following the recent arrest of a civil servant who was allegedly caught red-handed asking for illegal levies.

“I remind residents, please don’t try to bribe public officers in exchange for services,” Djarot said at City Hall.

Should any civil servants be found guilty of accepting illegal levies, the city would take stern actions to give a deterrent effect, he added.

Read also: Most corruption involves civil servants: ICW

“They may face dismissal,” Djarot said, adding that an ongoing effort by the administration to promote cashless transactions was aimed at minimizing such corrupt practices. 

On Wednesday, West Jakarta Prosecutors Office apprehended JU, a civil servant working with the city’s Environment Agency, after he was caught accepting Rp 1,5 million (US$ 112) from two PPSU Public Facility Maintenance Agency (PPSU) workers, identified as AH and IM.

They stand accused of plotting to ask residents for money in exchange for collecting their garbage. (fac/dmr)

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