Isvie Proposes Suspending Three NTB DPRD Members Accused in 'Ghost Money' Case
Chairman of the West Nusa Tenggara Regional House of Representatives (DPRD NTB), Baiq Isvie Rupaeda, has proposed a temporary dismissal for three NTB DPRD members who are defendants in a ‘ghost money’ funds case and are currently undergoing trial at the NTB High Prosecutor’s Office. The three members are Indra Jaya Usman, Hamdan Kasim, and Muhammad Nashib Ikroman.
Head of the Government Bureau of the NTB Secretariat, Jamaluddin Malady, said the proposal was submitted by the DPRD NTB speaker to the NTB provincial government in April. The letter was received by Governor Lalu Muhamad Iqbal. ‘At the start of April we received it and the Governor has approved,’ he said on Thursday (21 May 2026).
Jamal said the letter proposing the temporary dismissal of the three DPRD members who are defendants in the gratification case has been handed to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The NTB Provincial Government is currently awaiting a response from the Ministry.
According to Jamal, applying regulations, the DPRD chair can propose a temporary suspension when a DPRD member has been charged and is undergoing trial. Because the three members cannot perform their duties while the legal process is ongoing. ‘Under the regulations, when a DPRD member is implicated in a legal case and has entered trial, the DPRD chair must propose it to the Governor,’ he explained.
‘The move, Jamal said, is intended so that a DPRD member who is not performing duties does not continue to receive financial rights or salaries from the government. Because, during the trial, the three members are still receiving their basic salaries. ’So that they do not receive salaries since they are no longer in office. It is the same as civil servants; when not in office, their salary should not be paid because their obligations are not being fulfilled,’ Jamal asserted.
Although Governor Iqbal has approved, Jamal stressed that the process of temporary dismissal cannot yet be implemented because a formal decision from the Ministry of Home Affairs is still awaited. He also said he would ask when the Ministry of Home Affairs’ reply letter would be issued. ‘We will ask the Ministry of Home Affairs. We will check,’ he said.
Jamal noted that the NTB provincial government cannot halt salary payments without a clear legal basis from the central government. Therefore, a decision from the Ministry of Home Affairs is hoped soon so that the status of the three assembly members has legal and administrative certainty. ‘Hopefully in the near future. Within this month we hope to receive it. After all, the letter also depends on the ministry,’ he said.
Nevertheless, the process of temporary suspension will still respect the presumption of innocence. For the mid-term replacement process (PAW), the three members must await a final court decision from the Mataram Corruption Court (Pengadilan Tipikor Mataram).
PAW entails replacements; if the court later finds them not guilty, it could be annulled. We will re-submit that the person is not problematic because there is a final legal force. That means they regain (their rights),’ concluded Jamal.
Reportedly, the three NTB DPRD members began their first hearing at the Mataram Corruption Court regarding the NTB DPRD ‘ghost money’ gratification case on Friday 27 February 2026. The defendants are Indra Jaya Usman alias IJU of the Democratic Party and chair of Commission IV of the NTB DPRD; Hamdan Kasim of Golkar; and Perindo politician Muhammad Nashib Ikroman alias Acip.
Hamdan Kasim is said to have given money to three NTB DPRD members totalling Rp450 million. Indra Jaya Usman alias IJU gave bribes to six other NTB DPRD members amounting to Rp1.2 billion. This is disclosed in the indictment read by the prosecuting attorney in the Mataram Tipikor Court.
Six NTB DPRD members who received money from the Democratic Party politician and chair of Commission IV were Lalu Arif Rahman Hakim, Humaidi, Marga Harun, Yasin, Muhannan Mu’min Mushonnaf, and Burhanudin. They received Rp200 million each.