Ade Yasin Explained

Ade Yasin
Office:Regent of Bogor
Term Start:30 December 2018
Term End:28 April 2022
Predecessor:Nurhayanti
Successor:Iwan Setiawan
Office1:Member of Bogor Regency DPRD
Term Start1:27 August 2009
Term End1:2018
Birth Date:29 May 1968
Birth Place:Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Party:PPP

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.

Early life

Ade 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 . After graduating, she began to work as a lawyer.[1] [2]

Career

She 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

On 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

Yasin 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Persada . Syailendra . Ini Profil Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin yang kena OTT KPK . 19 April 2024 . Tempo . 27 April 2022 . id.
  2. News: Sengkarut Politik Kekerabatan pada Pilkada 2018 di daerah Jawa Barat . 19 April 2024 . Rumah Pemilu . 13 March 2018 . id.
  3. News: Profil Ade Yasin, dari Pengacara Jadi Bupati Bogor lalu Kena OTT KPK . 19 April 2024 . Solo Pos . 27 April 2022 . id.
  4. News: Ade Yasin, Bupati Bogor ke-13 Dilantik 30 Desember 2018. 19 April 2024 . Bogor Kita . 2 August 2018 . id.
  5. Web site: Program Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin Diapresiasi Kemenag RI . Bogor Regency Government . 19 April 2024 . id . 23 May 2022.
  6. News: Plt Bupati Bogor kenang peran besar Ade Yasin di Program Samisade . 19 April 2024 . Antara News . 3 January 2023 . id.
  7. News: Program Satu Miliar Satu Desa Milik Eks Bupati Ade Yasin Bakal Dilanjutkan, DPRD Bogor: Asalkan Perbup Direvis - Ayo Bogor . 19 April 2024 . ayobogor.com . 1 July 2021 . id.
  8. News: Nufus . Wilda Hayatun . Kronologi OTT Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin Terkait Kasus Suap . 19 April 2024 . detiknews . 9 March 2023 . id-ID.
  9. News: Saputra . Andi . Suap Pegawai BPK, Bupati Bogor Ade Yasin Tetap Dibui 4 Tahun di MA . 19 April 2024 . detiknews . 9 March 2023 . id-ID.
  10. News: Profil Ade Yasin Bupati Bogor Ditangkap KPK: Umur, Suami, Instagram, Karier Politik, hingga Harta Kekayaan. 19 April 2024 . Pikiran Rakyat . 27 April 2022 . id.
  11. News: Daftar Nama Dinasti Yasin di Dunia Politik, Kakak-Adik Kompak Terjaring OTT KPK . 19 April 2024 . Tribunnewsbogor.com . 27 April 2022 . id-ID.