Admits Rp2 Billion Offer For Treatment Of Sultan Rejected By Family, Bali Tower: They Ask For Rp10 Billion
JAKARTA - PT Bali Towerindo Sentra's attorney, Maqdir Ismail, admitted that his party offered Rp2 billion in compensation for his fiber optic cable accident that ensnared Sultan Rif'at Alfatih's neck on Jalan Pangeran Antasari, South Jakarta.Prior to the offer, Maqdir said the family asked for a compensation fee of IDR 5 billion. Bali Tower refused and offered a compensation fee for treatment of IDR 2 billion.However, in a follow-up meeting, the Sultan's family stated that they did not agree with the nominal offered by Bali Tower and asked for compensation to Rp10 billion. Maqdir said the family wanted his client's company to be responsible until the Sultan recovered."In the next discussion, it was offered or asked for another verbal. They asked not only for IDR 5 billion, but had increased by IDR 10 billion. In fact, it was said that they wanted to be financed until they fully recovered. They said, this can only be cured in Paris," said Maqdir at a press conference in Central Jakarta, Thursday, August 3.Maqdir then explained the reason why Bali Tower only offered compensation costs of Rp. 2 billion. He said, evidence of receipts for the post-accident Sultan's treatment payment since last January was not enough to adjust the amount of compensation to the value the family wanted."If you say there is a fee coming out, what is the evidence and expenditure plan? Because this is a company that must be accounted for by the stock. They asked Bali Tower for treatment. However, please give us the medical expenses to prove the expenditure," he said.Previously, Fatih's parents always revealed that they were offered Rp2 billion in money by PT Bali Tower for compensation. Fatih said that the offer came from the incident that happened to his son which went viral on social media.“Iyo wis is right (awared at IDR 2 billion) after going viral. But I refuse, unethical,” Fatih said when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, August 2.Fatih also admitted that he would report to the police if there was no good faith from PT Bali Tower. If there is no communication and form of accountability for what happened to his son, Fatih admitted that he would make a report on the alleged negligence of the company next week."I will report next week's plan," he said.As previously reported, a Brawijaya University student named Sultan Rif'at Alfatih (20) is now unable to speak for almost seven months due to his neck being entangled in an optical fiber cable. The incident occurred on Jalan Pangeran Antasari, South Jakarta on January 5, 2023, at 22.00 WIB.The incident started when the child was spending semester holidays with his high school friends around the capital. They went by two-wheeled driving towards Jalan TB Simatupang and then turned left on Jalan Pangeran Antasari.After walking along Jalan Pangeran Antasari for one kilometer, suddenly there was an SUV that stopped in front of the victim's motorbike. Because there is an optical fiber cable that crosses the road.
The SUV driver who moved slowly to pass the cable that was stretched was thought to have miscalculated. He allegedly did not realize the cable was stuck on the roof of the car.The unconscious victim, directly by his friends and a number of road users, was taken to the hospital. The doctor sentenced the young bones to the throat of the Sultan to break. In fact, the Sultan could not speak until now as a result of the incident.