The head of Garongan Village, Ngadiman, has been temporarily\nsuspended from his position after being named a suspect in an alleged\nillegal levy case. This was confirmed by the Regional Secretary of Kulon\nProgo, Triyono. \u201cHe has been temporarily dismissed because he is now a\nsuspect according to the police,\u201d Triyono told detikJogja via text\nmessage on Tuesday (23\/6\/2026). Triyono emphasised that an acting head\nof Garongan Village would be appointed in due course. \u201cAn acting\nofficial will be appointed later, but it has not been done today;\nperhaps it will be processed soon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Kulon Progo Regent Agung Setyawan explained that the decree\nsuspending Ngadiman was signed on Monday (22\/6). He stressed that the\nKulon Progo Regency Government respects the ongoing legal process. \u201cThe\nsuspect determination emerged on Saturday and entered the regional\ngovernment\u2019s electronic system on Sunday. I then requested a trace of\nthe basis for the determination number. On Monday, a working day, I\ndrafted the temporary dismissal letter based on the determination number\nfrom the police, and I signed it at 11 a.m. This means the regional\ngovernment has acted in accordance with procedure,\u201d he said. \u201cIf there\nare questions about why he was still able to enter the office on Monday,\nplease coordinate with the local village, because the letter from the\nregional government arrived at the village around lunchtime. It is clear\nI signed it at 11 a.m.,\u201d Agung clarified.<\/p>\n
For context, the head of Garongan Village, Ngadiman, was officially\nnamed a suspect by investigators from the Kulon Progo Police Criminal\nInvestigation Unit. He is implicated in an alleged illegal levy case.\nThe Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit at the Kulon Progo Police,\nFirst Inspector Subihan Afuan Ardhi, confirmed the matter when asked for\nconfirmation. The suspect determination was made after the police\nconducted a case review. \u201cThat is correct (he has been named a suspect).\nAs of today,\u201d Subihan said when contacted by reporters on Thursday\n(18\/6). Although he has been named a suspect, Ngadiman has not yet been\ndetained. The police have only scheduled an examination of Ngadiman as a\nsuspect for the following week. \u201cNext week we will issue a summons for\nhis examination as a suspect,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kulon-progo-village-chief-suspended-after-being-named-suspect-in-extortion-case-1782211903", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }