Ade Yasin (born 29 May 1968) is an Indonesian lawyer and former politician of the United Development Party who was the regent of Bogor Regency between 2018 and 2022, after previously serving as a municipal legislator between 2009 and 2018. She was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission for bribing state auditors in 2022 and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Ade Yasin | |
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 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Regent of Bogor | |
| In office 30 December 2018 – 28 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Nurhayanti |
| Succeeded by | Iwan Setiawan |
| Member of Bogor Regency DPRD | |
| In office 27 August 2009 – 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1968 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia |
| Political party | PPP |
Early life
editAde Yasin was born on 29 May 1968 in Bogor Regency to Yasin and Nuryati. Ade's father was an early founder of the United Development Party (PPP) in Bogor, and had served in the local legislatures of both Bogor Regency and Bogor City. She studied in Bogor, graduating from high school in 1987 and continuing her studies until she received her master's degree from Djuanda University. After graduating, she began to work as a lawyer.[1][2]
Career
editShe took part in the 2009 Indonesian legislative election as a PPP member and was elected into the Bogor Regency Regional House of Representatives. She was reelected to a second term in 2014. In 2018, she ran in the regency election and won with 912,221 (41.12%) votes.[3] She was sworn in as regent on 30 December 2018.[4]
As regent, Yasin increased the time allocated to religious studies in Bogor Regency's state-funded schools, receiving an award from the Ministry of Religious Affairs for the policy.[5] She also initiated a rural infrastructure funding program, which in 2021 and 2022 disbursed Rp 400 billion (US$26 million) to Bogor's villages – Rp 1 billion per village annually.[6][7]
Arrest and prison
editOn 27 April 2022, Yasin was arrested along with 11 others in an operation by the Corruption Eradication Commission. She was found guilty for bribing auditors from the Audit Board of Indonesia in order to give the regency a pass in their audits. The Bandung District Court sentenced her to four years in prison, and the decision was withheld after two appeals.[8][9]
Family
editYasin was married to Yanwar Permadi (d.2020), and the couple had three children.[10] Two of Yasin's siblings, Rachmat Yasin and Zaenul Mutaqin, are also United Development Party politicians. Rachmat was regent of Bogor between 2008 and 2014 who had also been arrested by KPK, while Zaenul had contested the mayoral election for Bogor City in 2018 and served in the Bogor City Regional House of Representatives since 2014.[11]
References
edit- ^ Persada, Syailendra (27 April 2022). "Ini Profil Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin yang kena OTT KPK". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Sengkarut Politik Kekerabatan pada Pilkada 2018 di daerah Jawa Barat". Rumah Pemilu (in Indonesian). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Profil Ade Yasin, dari Pengacara Jadi Bupati Bogor lalu Kena OTT KPK". Solo Pos (in Indonesian). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Ade Yasin, Bupati Bogor ke-13 Dilantik 30 Desember 2018". Bogor Kita (in Indonesian). 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Program Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin Diapresiasi Kemenag RI" (in Indonesian). Bogor Regency Government. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Plt Bupati Bogor kenang peran besar Ade Yasin di Program Samisade". Antara News (in Indonesian). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Program Satu Miliar Satu Desa Milik Eks Bupati Ade Yasin Bakal Dilanjutkan, DPRD Bogor: Asalkan Perbup Direvis - Ayo Bogor". ayobogor.com (in Indonesian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Nufus, Wilda Hayatun (9 March 2023). "Kronologi OTT Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin Terkait Kasus Suap". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Saputra, Andi (9 March 2023). "Suap Pegawai BPK, Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin Tetap Dibui 4 Tahun di MA". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Profil Ade Yasin Bupati Bogor Ditangkap KPK: Umur, Suami, Instagram, Karier Politik, hingga Harta Kekayaan". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Daftar Nama Dinasti Yasin di Dunia Politik, Kakak-Adik Kompak Terjaring OTT KPK". Tribunnewsbogor.com (in Indonesian). 27 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.