Neneng Hassanah Yasin

Neneng Hassanah Yasin (born July 23, 1980) is an Indonesian politician who is the regent of Bekasi Regency, holding that position since 2012.

Neneng Hassanah Yasin
Regent of Bekasi
Assumed office
May 14, 2012
Preceded bySa'duddin
Member of West Java Provincial Council
In office
2009–2012
Personal details
Born (1980-07-23) July 23, 1980
Karawang Regency, Indonesia
Political partyGolkar

Born in Karawang, Yasin had been a member of the West Java Provincial Council before being elected as Bekasi's first female regent. In 2018, she was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission on charges of accepting bribery.

Background

Neneng Hassanah Yasin was born in on 23 July 1980 in Karawang.[1] His father Muhammad Yasin (d. 2012) was a wealthy rice merchant.[2][3] After graduating from high school in Bogor, Yasin studied medicine at YARSI University.[4]

Family

She is married to Almaida Rosa Putra and has three children, in addition to one more in pregnancy as of October 2018.[5]

Career

Yasin was elected into the West Java Provincial Council in the 2009 legislative election.[6] She later ran in Bekasi's local election in 2012 and won, and was sworn in as regent on 14 May 2012.[7] She was the first female regent in Bekasi.[8]

During the 2017 Bekasi election, she faced Gerindra and PKS-backed pair of Sa'duddin and Ahmad Dhani, winning the five-candidate race with 471,585 votes (39.28%).[3]

In 2013, Yasin was involved in the sealing of a church and the dismantlement of another, citing permit issues, with representatives from the churches accusing her of religious discrimination and noting that the sealed church had permits.[9]

She joined Joko Widodo's campaign team for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election, though she was removed from the organization's structure following her arrest in 2018.[10]

Arrest

In 2018, Yasin was arrested for bribery allegations by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). She was accused of having accepted Rp 13 billion (US$850,000) in bribes from a Lippo Group executive.[11] Following her arrest, she was suspended from her party Golkar - in which she chaired the party's Bekasi office.[12] Later, she handed Rp 3 billion - part of the money she received - to KPK, with the rest set to be paid in installments.[13]

References
  1. Damarjati, Danu (October 16, 2018). "Neneng Hassanah, Bupati Muda yang Terjerembap 'Tanah Basah' Meikarta". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. Affandi, Faizal (December 18, 2012). "Orangtua Bupati Bekasi Meninggal Dunia". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  3. Wicaksono, Bayu Adi (February 24, 2017). "Putri Juragan Beras Resmi Tumbangkan Ahmad Dhani". VIVA (in Indonesian). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  4. "Bupati Bekasi Neneng Hassanah Yasin Ditahan KPK Soal Suap Meikarta, Ternyata Dia Anak Juragan Beras". Tribun Jabar (in Indonesian). October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  5. "Neneng, Dari Rumah Gedongan ke Sel KPK". detikx (in Indonesian). October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  6. Paramaesti, Chitra (October 16, 2018). "Terseret Dugaan Suap Meikarta, Ini Profil Bupati Bekasi". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  7. "Neneng - Rohim Resmi Pimpin Kabupaten Bekasi 2012-2017". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  8. "BUPATI BEKASI dr. Hj NENENG HASANAH YASIN raih gelar BEST ACHIEVER IN GOVERNMENT" (in Indonesian). Bekasi Regency. March 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  9. Kustiani, Rini (April 1, 2013). "Mediasi Soal Gereja HKBP Setu Bekasi, Buntu". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  10. "Terjerat Suap, Bupati Bekasi Dicopot dari Tim Kampanye Jokowi". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  11. "West Java to review Meikarta project amid alleged bribery case". The Jakarta Post. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  12. Ramadhani, Nurul Fitri; Kahfi, Kharishar (October 16, 2018). "Golkar suspends Bekasi regent after Meikarta bribery case". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  13. Kahfi, Kharishar (November 7, 2018). "Bekasi regent hands over alleged bribe money in Meikarta case". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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