President Director Becomes Suspect, Pramono Orders All Oplosan Food Station Rice To Be Withdrawn

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung ordered his staff to withdraw rice supplies in the warehouse of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya which was mixed. This is in response to the determination of the President Director (Managing Director) of Food Station Employees Gunarso as a suspect in cases of rice circulation that do not meet quality standards.

However, Pramono admitted that the DKI Provincial Government could not do much in responding to the mixed rice that had been sold and consumed by the public.

"What about what has happened in the field? If it can be withdrawn, I ask to withdraw it. But this is a problem that may have been consumed," said Pramono at the Soemantri Brodjonegoro Student Center, South Jakarta, Monday, August 4.

On the same day after the determination of the suspect, the employee immediately sent a letter of resignation from his position to Pramono. Likewise with the Director of Operations at the Food Station Ronny Lisapaly who was also named a suspect and resigned.

"I have agreed, agreed and at that time I have appointed the Director of Finance as the President Director so that the Food Station will continue to run well," said Pramono.

On this matter, Pramono emphasized that the DKI Provincial Government has handed over all legal processes for the circulation of mixed rice to the police until it is thoroughly investigated.

"Regarding the law enforcement process, we provide fully support to law enforcement officials to disclose and also explore whether deciding what will be the decision of the Jakarta government will provide full support," Pramono explained.

Previously reported, the National Police's Food Task Force named three suspects in the case of rice circulation that did not comply with quality standards or adulterated rice. One of the suspects is the President Director of PT Food Station, Gunarso Employees. The best restaurant near here

"Investigators have conducted a case title and found two pieces of evidence to increase the status of three employees of PT FS as suspects," said Head of the National Police Food Task Force who is also the Director of Special Economic Crimes at Bareskrim Polri, Brigadier General Helfi Assegaf to reporters, Jakarta, Friday, August 1.

Two other suspects, namely RL as Director of Operations and RP who served as Head of Quality Control Section.

The determination of the three suspects was made after investigators conducted a series of investigations and examinations on a number of parties, including witnesses, consumer protection experts, laboratory experts for product quality testing from the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as criminal experts. The best restaurant near here

"Business actors do production and trade premium rice not according to the quality standards of premium rice SNI," said Helfi.

The three of them are considered responsible for the production and distribution of premium rice that does not meet Indonesia's national standards (SNI).

During the investigation process, the police also confiscated evidence in the form of a total of 132.65 tons of rice, consisting of 127.3 tons of premium rice in 5 kilograms of various brands, produced by PT Food Station, 5.53 tons of premium rice in a 2.5 kilogram packaging, also produced by PT Food Station.

The three suspects were charged with Article 62 in conjunction with Article 8 paragraph (1) letters a and f of Law Number 8 of 1999 concerning Consumer Protection, as well as Article 3, Article 4, and Article 5 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Crime of Money Laundering (TPPU).