Pramono Anung Says Students at SDN Srengseng Sawah 15 Tak Takut After False Bomb Terror 

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung revealed that students at SDN Srengseng Sawah 15 Morning, South Jakarta, did not feel afraid after their school received a bomb threat which was later found to be a false threat.

Pramono said, based on a report from the Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office who went down to check the conditions on the ground, students continued to carry out activities as usual. The concern instead came from the students' parents.

"I saw, yesterday I also received a report from the Head of the Education Office who also went down to the field. If the students are not there. Even the students feel normal," said Pramono in Ancol, North Jakarta, Tuesday, July 14.

Pramono said the DKI Provincial Government still gave permission to parents to send their children to school until Wednesday, along with the School Environment Introduction Period (MPLS). This step was taken to provide a sense of security to parents after the threat emerged.

"Only his parents are worried. So, why is it that until today, until Wednesday, we allow it if his parents take him to school and so on, so that his parents themselves also feel comfortable," said Pramono.

The bomb threat that had made the situation at SDN Srengseng Sawah 15 in the morning a concern was confirmed not to be proven after an inspection by the parties concerned. No objects or conditions were found that led to the threat.

"Regarding the bomb threat at SD Negeri Srengseng Sawah 15 in the morning. After being investigated and checked on the ground, it turned out that there was indeed none," said Pramono.

Even though schools are back to normal, Pramono asked that vigilance be increased. Meanwhile, law enforcement officers will follow up on those suspected of making the threat.

"There are people who make threats, and for that, law enforcement officers will follow up. Now the school is running as usual, but I still ask for vigilance," said Pramono.

For information, the police revealed the bomb terror at SDN Srengseng Sawah 15 Morning, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, which started from a personal message via the WhatsApp application received by the teacher during the first day of the School Environment Introduction Period (MPLS).

"We found that the information was correct, there was a WA that entered the teacher and TU," said Jagakarsa Police Chief Kompol Nurma Dewi, Monday, July 13.

Nurma said the WhatsApp message was received by the 1st grade teacher and the Tata Usaha (TU) staff. Then, they reported to the police and immediately checked the crime scene (TKP). The police then contacted the TimGegana and Densus 88 to immediately carry out a search at the location.

The contents of the WhatsApp message were that the perpetrator threatened to blow up bombs to 11 school points and asked the school not to report to the police.

"Good morning and greetings, I hope you will be ready in a few minutes, the SDN 15 school will explode this morning and we have prepared 11 points," the message said.

The police received a report of a suspected bomb terror threat at 07.30 WIB. At that time, students and teachers were carrying out a ceremony on the first day of MPLS. The terror had circulated through private messages among teachers until they finally decided to report.