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Samuel Kristian Lerik

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Kolonel Inf. (Purn.) Samuel Kristian Lerik (25 Desember 1945 – 17 Agustus 2010) merupakan seorang perwira menengah angkatan darat yang menjabat sebagai kepala daerah Kota Kupang mulai dari tahun 1986 hingga 2007.

Samuel Kristian Lerik
Wali Kota Kupang[a]
Masa jabatan
26 Mei 1986 – 6 Juli 2007
GubernurBen Mboi
Hendrikus Fernandez
Herman Musakabe
Piet Alexander Tallo
WakilDaniel Adoe (sejak 2002)
Sebelum
Pendahulu
Mesakh Amalo
Pengganti
Daniel Adoe
Sebelum
Ketua Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kupang
Masa jabatan
12 Agustus 1984 – 26 Mei 1986
BupatiYopi Korinus Moningka
Informasi pribadi
Lahir(1945-12-25)25 Desember 1945
Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Meninggal17 Agustus 2010(2010-08-17) (umur 64)
Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Partai politikGolkar
Suami/istri
Maria Louisa Lerik-Adu
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(m. 1969)​
AnakM. Dinah Charlota
Viktor
Endang Susilowati
Gustaf Eliezer
Orang tua
  • L. Ch. P. Lerik (ayah)
  • Maryana Lerik-Laisina (ibu)
Karier militer
Pihak Indonesia
Dinas/cabang Angkatan Darat
Masa dinas1965-1999
Pangkat Kolonel
SatuanInfanteri
Pertempuran/perangOperasi Seroja
  1. ^ Sebagai Wali Kota Administratif (26 Mei 1986 – 25 April 1996), Penjabat Wali Kota Kupang (25 April 1996 – 23 April 1997), Wali Kota Kupang (23 April 1997 – 6 Juli 2007)
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Masa kecil dan pendidikan

Lerik dilahirkan di Surabaya, ibukota Jawa Timur, pada tanggal 25 Desember 1945. Ia merupakan anak bungsu dari pasangan L. Ch. P. Lerik dan M. Lerik Laisina. Ia menamatkan pendidikan sekolah dasar pada tahun 1957, sekolah menengah pertama pada tahun 1960, dan sekolah menengah atas pada tahun 1964. Beberapa saat setelah ia lulus dari sekolah menengah atas, Lerik diterima masuk ke Fakultas Peternakan Universitas Udayana, namun keluar dari universitas tersebut karena tertarik bergabung dengan angkatan darat. Ia kemudian mendaftarkan diri ke Sekolah Calon Perwira Angkatan Darat dan diterima sebagai perwira angkatan darat.[1]

Karier militer

Lerik memulai dinas militernya di Komando Resor Militer 161 yang terletak di Kupang. Ia bertugas sebagai perwira seksi V dari tahun 1965 hingga 1967. Setelah itu, Lerik dipindahkan ke Komando Distrik Militer Belu sebagai perwira seksi selama tiga tahun. Ia kembali ke Kupang pada tahun 1970 dan ditempatkan sebagai komandan peleton pada Batalyon Infanteri 743. Pada masa ini, Lerik bergabung dengan organisasi sosial politik Golongan Karya.[1]

Dari Kupang, Lerik dipindahkan ke Komando Distrik Militer Waingapu sebagai kepala seksi. Setelah tiga tahun bertugas di Waingapu, Lerik kembali ke Komando Resor Militer 161 sebagai perwira penyelidik pada tahun 1975 dan sebagai kepala seksi pada tahun 1979. Lerik kemudian ditempatkan di Komando Daerah Militer IX/Udayana sebagai perwira pertama. Dari kodam tersebut, ia dipindahkan ke markas besar angkatan darat untuk memegang jabatan sebagai perwira pembantu untuk urusan Amerika dan Eropa.[1]

Setelah bertugas di lingkungan angkatan darat, Lerik ditunjuk untuk menjadi anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kupang dari fraksi ABRI. Beberapa saat setelah menjadi anggota, Lerik terpilih dan dilantik sebagai Ketua Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Kabupaten Kupang pada tanggal 12 Agustus 1984. Lerik kemudian dipromosikan menjadi letnan kolonel pada tanggal 1 April 1986. Lerik mengakhiri masa jabatannya sebagai ketua dewan setelah ditunjuk sebagai wali kota administratif.[1]

Wali Kota Administratif Kupang

Lerik dilantik menjadi Wali Kota Administratif Kupang pada tanggal 26 Mei 1986, menggantikan Messakh Amalo yang telah menjabat sebagai wali kota administratif sejak peningkatan status Kupang sebagai kota administratif pada tahun 1978.[2] Lerik menjalani sejumlah kursus dan pendidikan pada masa ini, seperti penataran kewaspadaan nasional yang diadakan oleh Departemen Dalam Negeri pada tahun 1988 dan kursus manajemen perkotaan pada tahun 1996.[1]

Hasil karya

Pada masa-masa awal Lerik sebagai wali kota administratif, ia memfokuskan penyelesaian masalah kebersihan di kotif Kupang. Lerik juga mengambil tindakan untuk membenahi tata letak kota dengan membangun sejumlah monumen dan patung dan menambahkan lampu kota di sejumlah kecamatan, terutama di Kelurahan Solor dan Lahi Lai Bessi Kopam. Selain itu, ia memerintahkan penanaman pohon di Kupang untuk memberikan kesegaran kepada lingkungan kota yang gersang dan kering.[3]

Lerik melakukan peninjauan terhadap perundang-undangan terkait tata ruang kota Kupang. Lerik menyatakan bahwa sebagian besar tanah yang seharusnya menjadi ruang terbuka telah ditempati oleh ratusan rumah, pasar, dan fasilitas umum. Lerik kemudian mengajukan usulan untuk menghancurkan bangunan-bangunan liar di kota Kupang namun menyatakan bahwa ia akan mengamati keadaan di lapangan sebelum mengambil keputusan. Sebagai respons terhadap usulan Lerik, pemerintah provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur membentuk tim yang diketuai oleh Kepala Badan Pembangunan Daerah Nusa Tenggara Timur S. Therik untuk meneliti penyelesaian masalah bangunan-bangunan liar di kota Kupang. Tim tersebut kemudian menyetujui rencana Lerik untuk menghancurkan

Lerik conducted a review of the city's spatial planning legislation. He stated that most of the land which was initially intended as an open space in the city had hundreds of houses, markets, and public facilities build over it. Lerik then put forward a proposal to demolish the buildings but stated that he would observe the situation before starting the demolition process.[4] The provincial government formed a team led by the Chairman of the Provincial Development Planning Agency S. Therik to research solutions for the problem. The team approved Lerik's plan to demolish the buildings and the process began on 4 Maret 1992. However, the demolition was reduced in scope to just 58 buildings that had no permits. The demolition process of a particular building, the partially finished Timor Beach Hotel, was personally led by Lerik and the regent of Kupang, Paul Lawarihi.[5]

Despite the development during his term as administrative Meior, Lerik still failed to resolve water shortage, a problem that has plagued the city since its formation. Although the city has an abundant supply of water during rainfall, water supply often declined sharply during the dry season. As a result of this, the city often experienced clean water crises, with one of the worst occurring during Lerik's term from September to November 1990.[3]

City status

Kupang was an administrative city during this period, meaning that the city has no legislative body and the Meior is responsible to its parent region's government instead of the provincial government. Lerik pushed to elevate the city's status into an autonomous city during his term and his efforts finally bore fruit after the Regional Autonomy Advisory Council listed the city as one of the cities that would be made autonomous.[6] Preparations for the status upgrade began in Februari 1996, and a group of parliamentarians from the armed forces and Golkar conducted an inspection into the preparation process that month.[7] The city officially became autonomous with the enactment of law regarding Kupang's status on 11 April 1996.[8] Lerik became the city's first Meior in an acting capacity and he was sworn into office on 25 April 1996.[9]

Meior of Kupang

Election

After having an acting Meior for about a year, the city council decided to hold an internal election to choose a definitive Meior who would serve for a five-year term. The election was held at the end of Maret 1997 and saw Lerik winning with 15 out of 19 city council members voting in favor of him.[10] Lerik was installed on 23 April 1997 by Minister of Home Affairs Yogie Suardi Memet.[11]

As Lerik's first Meioral term was about to end, the city council began preparations to elect a new Meior. Lerik was nominated by the Golkar and the armed forces to serve for a second term as Meior, with bureaucrat Daniel Adoe as his running mate. The election, which was conducted on 23 Maret 2002, was held in three separate rounds. In the final round, Lerik and Adoe became the winner with 16 out of 30 city council members voting in favor of him.[12]

Lerik's second-term victory became the subject of dispute when a city council member named Ferdinand "Ferry" A. T. Nonna resigned several hours after the election commenced. Ferry admitted that he had been bribed ten million rupiahs by an associate of Lerik and Adoe and that he resigned as part of his moral responsibility. Edwin Fanggidae, the chairman of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle — the nominator of Lerik's opponent — branch in Kupang, stated that he had formed a team to investigate fraud allegations in the elections.[12] Due to this dispute, Lerik's inauguration was delayed, and he kept serving as Meior in an acting capacity.[13] The results were confirmed several months later and Lerik was sworn in for a second term on 6 Juli 2002.[14] Lerik's 21-year rule over the city finally ended on 6 Juli 2007 and Governor Piet Alexander Tallo became the acting Meior for about a month.[15][16][17]

1998 riots

A few months after he was sworn into office, a religious riot occurred in Kupang. The riot was sparked after a group of people provoked masses standing in front of Kupang's main mosque, the At-Taqwa mosque. The provocateurs urged the masses to take revenge against church arsons by Muslims in Jakarta and Ketapang. The mob then set fire and ransack Bugis — a Muslim-majority ethnic — neighborhoods, markets, and kiosks.[18] Eventually, several other larger buildings such as Muhammadiyah University, the Religious Bureau office, and several mosques, were also arsoned.[19] As a result, transportation in Kupang went into a halt, with Kupang's main airport El Tari Airport being closed to prevent rioters from coming in and several ferry routes from Kupang being cancelled by port authorities. Access to main roads in Kupang were closed, food supply in the city began to decrease due to the closing of markets and neighborhoods in Kupang began organizing community patrol to prevent further riots. Lerik condemned the riots, stating that the riots was the worst incident the city had ever seen, and urged the responsible authorities to prosecuted the rioters.[20][21]

Corruption and nepotism

Lerik's longevity in office was credited for his strong control of Kupang's civil service. Sylvia Tidey, an anthropologist from the University of Virginia, argued that Lerik was the manifestation of Bapakisme ("Fatherism") governance system that combined "strict authoritarianism with the clientelist dispersion of formal and informal favors to loyal subordinates". Most of Lerik's civilian appointment was based on relations and favoritism instead of merits and achievement.[22]

An example of this could be seen in Lerik's choice for the city secretary post — the third highest office in the city, Jonas Salean. Although Salean placed lowest in a competency test for the office, and lacking in skill, authority and seniority, Lerik appointed him for the office nonetheless. Lerik made Salean as one of his cronies, and eventually his "corruption friend" and "collusion friend". According to longtime civil servants in the city, Lerik was often seen to have bypassed Adoe — who was not part of Lerik's inner circle — in favor of Salean in decision making processes.[22]

Family

Lerik was married to Maria Louisa Lerik Adu during his service in Belu on 3 Agustus 1969. The couple has four children, namely M. Dinah Charlota, Viktor, Endang Susilowati, and Gustaf Eliezer.[1] His son Viktor became the Speaker of the Kupang city council from 2009 until 2011[23] and a member of the East Nusa Tenggara provincial council from 2014 until 2018.[24] Viktor attempted to follow his father's footsteps and run as the Meior of Kupang in 2012 and 2017,[25][26] but his candidacy was rejected by the local electoral commission.[27][28]

Death

Lerik died at the Syaiful Anwar Hospital in Malang on 17 Agustus 2010.[29] Previously, Lerik had been treated for kidney failure in the hospital since Desember 2009, and an implant was installed in his bone six days before his death. His body was laid at the Kupang Meior's office a day after his death and was buried at the Dharmaloka Public Cemetery in Kupang on 19 Agustus 2010.[1]

Legacy

A street in Kupang was named after Lerik.[29][30] The central hospital of Kupang was renamed to S. K. Lerik Regional Public Hospital in 2015.[31]

Awards

References

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