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        "id": 1645667,
        "msgid": "deputy-regent-i-feel-insulted-by-the-lebak-regents-statement-1774943664",
        "date": "2026-03-31 12:52:58",
        "title": "Deputy Regent: I Feel Insulted by the Lebak Regent's Statement",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Tensions between Lebak Regent Hasbi Asyidiki Jayabaya and Deputy Regent Amir Hamzah escalated during a halal bihalal event when Hasbi publicly referenced Amir's past as a convicted bribe-giver in the 2013 Pilkada dispute, calling it a personal insult unrelated to official duties. Amir, who has faced repeated harsh remarks from Hasbi, warns that such behaviour could tarnish the administration's image despite positive progress in infrastructure and budgeting. The incident highlights limits on deputy regent authority under Law No. 20 of 2023 on Civil Servants, amid broader concerns over coordination and workplace conduct.",
        "content": "<p>Deputy Regent of Lebak Amir Hamzah is angry over a statement by Lebak\nRegent Hasbi Asyidiki Jayabaya, which alluded to his past as a former\nconvict. He considers Hasbi\u2019s statement to be an insult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he (Hasbi) mentioned, for example, \u2018Si Amir, the former\nconvict, uyuhan geus jadi wakil bupati geh\u2019 (it\u2019s still better that a\nformer inmate became deputy regent). Well, that\u2019s a personal insult,\nthat\u2019s why I stood up from my seat, wanting to tell the Regent not to\nspeak like that,\u201d said Amir, as quoted by Detik on Tuesday (31\/3).<\/p>\n<p>Amir stated that Hasbi\u2019s remark during the halal bihalal event in the\nLebak Regency Government environment had no connection to his position\nas deputy regent. He felt insulted by the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt insulted at that time because in public he spoke about\npersonal matters, and it had no relation to work, that\u2019s why I\nspontaneously wanted to warn him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Amir admitted to often receiving harsh jabs from Hasbi. Even, he\nsaid, department heads and civil servants also experience the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the second time, and perhaps in some departments, he\nactually often speaks harshly like this. Language that is not\nappropriate to be conveyed in a meeting,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Amir assessed that the current progress of infrastructure development\nin the Lebak region is already good. However, according to him, Regent\nHasbi\u2019s attitude could have a negative impact on the government\u2019s\nimage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompared to other regions, we are good; our city roads are good,\nirrigation is good, village roads, regency roads are good, our APBD\ncomposition is good compared to other regions equivalent to us. But\nbecause of poor coordination, many hurtful speeches, in the end what is\ngood becomes bad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The tension between the Regent and Deputy Regent of Lebak occurred\nduring the halal bihalal event held at the Regent\u2019s Pendopo in Lebak on\nMonday (30\/3). Initially, Hasbi gave a speech and directions to civil\nservants to carry out tasks and functions in accordance with applicable\nregulations.<\/p>\n<p>Hasbi then alluded to the authority of the deputy regent\u2019s position,\nwhich, according to him, Amir Hamzah often holds meetings with\ndepartment heads. He mentioned that based on Article 66 of Law No.\u00a020 of\n2023 on Civil Servants, the deputy regent has limitations in\ncoordinating with the OPD ranks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deputy regent in the Civil Servants Law Article 66 has clear\nduties, not to play around with department heads at their homes. That\narticle states that if delegated or the regent is absent, that\u2019s the\nonly duty of the deputy regent,\u201d said Hasbi in his speech.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Hasbi recounted Amir Hamzah\u2019s past when he was a convict\nin the 2013 Pilkada bribery case. Amir was found to have bribed former\nChief Justice of the Constitutional Court Akil Mochtar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUyuhan (it\u2019s still better) a former convict became deputy regent, be\ngrateful,\u201d said Hasbi in front of Amir.<\/p>",
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