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        "msgid": "bobby-nasution-admits-to-previously-reprimanding-langkat-regent-before-kpk-sting-operation-1783342400",
        "date": "2026-07-06 19:16:27",
        "title": "Bobby Nasution Admits to Previously Reprimanding Langkat Regent Before KPK Sting Operation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution has confirmed that he had repeatedly reprimanded Langkat Regent Syah Afandin prior to his arrest in a corruption sting. Nasution stated that the provincial government, as the central government's representative, is obliged to oversee district administrations and had flagged irregularities. The regent was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly accepting Rp800 million in bribes related to projects in the education and housing departments.",
        "content": "<p>North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution has revealed that he previously\nissued reprimands to Langkat Regent Syah Afandin, also known as Ondim,\nbefore the latter was caught in a sting operation by the Corruption\nEradication Commission (KPK). According to Bobby, the North Sumatra\nProvincial Government, as the central government\u2019s representative in the\nregion, has a duty to oversee the running of district and city\nadministrations. Therefore, when irregularities in governance were\nidentified, his office did not remain silent. \u201cWe, as the central\ngovernment\u2019s representative in the region, certainly convey any\nirregularities we sense in the running of the government,\u201d Bobby said at\nthe North Sumatra Governor\u2019s Office on Monday (6 July). He explained\nthat the reprimands were not always delivered formally. In various\nmeetings, both formal and informal with regional heads, Bobby admitted\nto reminding Syah Afandin on several occasions. \u201cWhether it was a direct\nreprimand, or a subtle one, or perhaps satirical, it has actually been\nconveyed several times,\u201d he stated. When pressed further on whether the\nreprimands had been repeated, Bobby did not deny it. \u201cYes, I have\nalready said that,\u201d he replied curtly. The Langkat Regent was arrested\nin a KPK sting operation in North Sumatra on Thursday (2 July). Syah\nAfandin is suspected of accepting bribes amounting to Rp800 million\nrelated to projects within the Education Agency and the Public Housing\nand Settlement Areas Agency. The money was allegedly received from a\nprivate sector party and member of his 2024 election campaign team,\nYaqub Abdhal Al Mu\u2019arif. The KPK arrested seven individuals in the\noperation, including Syah Afandin, Yaqub Abdhal Al Mu\u2019arif, the Acting\nHead of the Langkat Education Agency Ilhamsyah, the regent\u2019s aide Akbar,\nthe regent\u2019s driver Zulkifli, Syahrial, and another private party,\nSugiarto. The anti-graft agency seized evidence including Rp100 million\nin cash, foreign currency worth approximately Rp1.22 billion consisting\nof 66,950 Singapore dollars and 11,518 Malaysian ringgit, as well as\nRp244.7 million in rupiah. Investigators also confiscated 55 platinum\nbars with a total weight of around 55 kilograms found in Syah Afandin\u2019s\nvehicle, along with two bank accounts in his name holding approximately\nRp2.27 billion, electronic evidence, and various documents. Following\nthe initial investigation, the KPK named Syah Afandin and Yaqub Abdhal\nAl Mu\u2019arif as suspects. They are being detained for an initial 20-day\nperiod from 3 July to 22 July 2026. Syah Afandin is charged under\nArticle 12 letters a or b of the Corruption Eradication Law, while Yaqub\nfaces charges under the Criminal Code.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bobby-nasution-admits-to-previously-reprimanding-langkat-regent-before-kpk-sting-operation-1783342400",
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