Case against Substitute Teacher Dual Role as Village Assistant Coordinator Dropped
The case against a substitute teacher at SDN Brabe 1, Probolinggo, named Muhammad Misbahul Huda, who was charged with holding concurrent positions as both a substitute teacher and Village Assistant Coordinator, has been dropped.
The initial charges were filed by the Probolinggo District Prosecutor’s Office. The case was subsequently taken over by the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office, which terminated the investigation.
“The defendant was released from Kraksaan Detention Centre on Friday, 20 February 2026, and the case has been taken over by the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office, which has terminated the investigation,” said Attorney General’s Spokesperson Anang Supriatna to journalists on Wednesday, 25 February 2026.
He stated there were several reasons for the case closure, including that the defendant did not profit from the arrangement.
“Taking into consideration the nature of the unlawful act in the negative sense, state losses have been recovered in the amount of approximately 118.861 million rupiah, the defendant was not unjustly enriched, public interest has been served, and cost-benefit analysis of case handling justified the decision,” he explained.
He clarified that village assistant coordinators are indeed prohibited from undertaking other paid work funded by state budgets. He noted that the substitute teacher was unaware of budget allocation details.
“Here’s the situation: the legal basis is as follows, which is how it should be. So there is a violation of the law, but not a reprehensible act. For example, regarding village funds specifically—this regulation concerning village assistant coordinators prohibits holding another position funded by either regional or national budgets. Village funds come from the national budget. If he is a substitute teacher, that funding comes from regional budgets. He did not know—essentially he was seeking supplementary income. He was looking for this side job without knowing, and there is a subject matter of violation,” he said.
According to Anang, the violation occurred because the teacher submitted a statement from the school principal implying he was not a budget-funded substitute teacher. Anang stated that his office prioritised persuasive rather than punitive measures.
“He violated the regulation by submitting a statement from his school principal claiming he was not a substitute teacher funded by regional budgets. It’s unfortunate, really—his gains were not substantial. We must take a persuasive approach. Especially now that he has already returned the funds and we released him from last Friday. We responded quickly and the case has been taken over by the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office. We prioritise recovery. Yes, recovery,” he said.
“It’s done as of today. Yes, confirmed. Since this morning it has been terminated by the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office,” Anang added.
Previously, Misbahul was deemed to have caused state losses of approximately 118 million rupiah by receiving salary from both positions. According to reports, the charges were filed by the Probolinggo District Prosecutor’s Office. According to prosecutors, the village assistant coordinator employment contract required Misbahul to have no other employment relationships funded by state budgets, such as the national budget, regional budgets, or village budgets.
Similar provisions applied to substitute teacher contracts, which prohibited employment agreements with other institutions if both were funded by state sources. The Head of the Intelligence Section at the Probolinggo District Prosecutor’s Office, Taufik Eko Purwanto, explained that such regulations were contained in the employment agreements for each position.
“State losses incurred based on calculations by the East Java High Prosecutor’s Office Supervisory Audit Team amount to approximately 118 million rupiah,” said Taufik on Thursday, 12 February.