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        "msgid": "west-java-civil-servants-recorded-in-online-gambling-transactions-totalling-rp800-million-in-a-year-1783443086",
        "date": "2026-07-07 23:04:24",
        "title": "West Java Civil Servants Recorded in Online Gambling Transactions Totalling Rp800 Million in a Year",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "West Java's Deputy Governor has expressed alarm after PPATK data revealed civil servants in the province engaged in online gambling, with one individual transacting up to Rp800 million in a year. The provincial government plans to enforce discipline through internal guidance by the Inspectorate while keeping the identities of the involved ASN confidential. The Ombudsman has warned that such behaviour tarnishes public ethics and risks causing maladministration in public services.",
        "content": "<p>Bandung, VIVA \u2013 The Deputy Governor of West Java, Erwan Setiawan, has\nexpressed shock and concern over findings related to the involvement of\ncivil servants (ASN) within the West Java Provincial Government in\nonline gambling activities, with transactions reaching up to Rp 800\nmillion over one year.<\/p>\n<p>According to Erwan, data disclosed by the Financial Transaction\nReports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) has triggered profound concern\nwithin the West Java Provincial Government. The total value of illegal\ntransactions involving state employees at both provincial and\nregency\/city levels has now reached tens of billions of rupiah annually\nand continues to rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have received complete data based on names and addresses. There\nare even civil servants whose transaction values reached hundreds of\nmillions of rupiah, up to approximately Rp 800 million in a year. This\nis certainly very concerning,\u201d Erwan stated in Bandung on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Erwan explained that with the largest population in Indonesia,\nreaching approximately 51 million people, West Java is currently facing\na crucial social issue. He noted that the practices of online gambling\nand online loans (pinjol) are no longer just targeting low-income\ncommunities but have massively spread to officials, members of the TNI\n(National Armed Forces), Polri (National Police), and civil\nservants.<\/p>\n<p>Despite possessing detailed \u2018by name, by address\u2019 data, Erwan\nemphasised that the West Java Provincial Government has chosen to keep\nthe identities of these civil servants confidential. Disciplinary\nenforcement will be led by the Inspectorate through a gradual internal\ncoaching mechanism to create a deterrent effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will request that coaching be conducted gradually, summoning the\ncivil servants involved, heads of regional apparatus, and even regional\nheads to strengthen supervision. We must ensure that cases like this do\nnot continue to increase every year,\u201d said Erwan.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the West Java Provincial Government has also requested\nintervention and input from the Indonesian Ombudsman to rectify other\npublic service complications, including evaluating the implementation of\nthe New Student Admission Selection (SPMB) to ensure patterns of\nmaladministration do not recur in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the phenomenon, Indonesian Ombudsman member Maneger\nNasution noted that the involvement of state apparatus in the vicious\ncycle of gambling and online loans has tarnished public ethics and has\nthe potential to trigger maladministration in public services.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-java-civil-servants-recorded-in-online-gambling-transactions-totalling-rp800-million-in-a-year-1783443086",
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