Head Of Duri Kosambi Urban Village, West Jakarta, Clarifies Alleged Extortion Of Cash Social Assistance From The Ministry Of Social Affairs

JAKARTA - Head of Duri Kosambi Urban Village, West Jakarta, Imbang Santoso clarified the alleged illegal collection of cash social assistance (BST) from the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) after meeting with a number of RT and RW officials who were related to the allegations.

"That there was no deduction of BST funds because the funds were handed over directly by PT Pos to the residents who received them, RT and RW only monitored them during the activity," said Imbang in a statement quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 13.

The clarification involved social assistance officers from the DKI Jakarta Social Service and Duri Kosambi Village.

Alleged illegal levies (extortion) on BST from the Ministry of Social Affairs in the area of RW 02 and 07 Duri Kosambi, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, were revealed through social media Instagram @ berita.update which was uploaded on Monday, January 11.

There are also allegations that the illegal levies referred to in RW 02 are voluntary donations given by residents ranging from Rp. 5,000-10,000 to share with residents who do not receive BST.

Meanwhile, in the RT 07/07 area, the Head of the RT coordinated with the residents on Saturday, JANUARY 9 by giving a notification letter with the residents' agreement to set aside Rp.30,000 to be distributed to residents who did not receive BST.

The money was collected from RT staff on Sunday (10/1) and collected from 90 BST recipients worth IDR 2,720,000. Then it was distributed to 35 non BST recipients from the Ministry of Social Affairs for IDR 75,000 per person.

Imbang stated that these charges were not justified. But before that, his party had appealed to the RW management so that there should not be any levies in the submission of BST.

"Before the implementation of BST distribution, we have appealed to the RW and sub-district parties not to charge residents who receive BST from the Ministry of Social Affairs," said Imbang.

Previously, through the Instagram story feature, the @ berita.terupdate account informed of the existence of BST extortion at Duri Kosambi, West Jakarta, on Monday, January 11.

From this report, the Duri Kosambi Urban Village and the Cengkareng Sector Police, through the Bhabinkamtimbas officer, checked and verified the information.