JAKARTA - PT Garuda Indonesia President Director I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra or Ari Askhara was fired from his position after being caught smuggling one Harley Davidson motorbike and two Brompton bikes.
After being fired, Ari's poor performance was also exposed by an anonymous Twitter account @digeeembok. No kidding, this account accuses prostitution in this state-owned airline. It was said, Garuda Indonesia officials often made flight attendants as sex slaves for themselves or as tribute to other officials or in other words 'service boss'.
In their accusation, if the flight attendants refuse to serve the lust of the higher-ups then the flight attendants will be grounded or not allowed to fly. Tudingan @digeeembok, Vice President (VP) of the Cabin Crew of PT Garuda Indonesia, Roni Eka Mirsa, is the party responsible for the practice of prostitution.
Responding to the accusation, the Chief Executive of the Garuda Employees Union (Sekarga), Tommy Tampatty, admitted that he did not want to say much. He said, there is already a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) in the company that regulates cabin crew matters. Even if they experience harassment, he claims, the flight attendants can report to the company.
"That nothing happened. If there are cabin crew members who have room to report, both internally and externally. That's why someone's confession needs to be proven," said Tommy at a press conference at Pulau Dua Restaurant, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Thursday, December 12. .
The government also spoke up about allegations of prostitution within Garuda Indonesia. President Jokowi, for example, emphasized that now the case is no longer the domain of the government but the realm of law enforcement officials to process it.
"It's not a BUMN business anymore. It's a police affair," said Jokowi when questioned by reporters on Thursday, December 12.
Apart from Jokowi, BUMN Minister Erick Thohir also emphasized that prostitution has entered the domain of law enforcement officials, namely the police.
Not only that, reflecting on the allegations of prostitution, Erick will prevent acts of sexual harassment and violence against BUMN employees, including Garuda Indonesia. Moreover, most BUMN employees are men. So it needs protection for female employees.
"I think that at the beginning of the year we will also ensure (protection from) sexual harassment of female employees at BUMN that we really need to improve, women should not apologize for things that are not good," said Erick to journalists at the Presidential Palace Complex, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, December 11.
The former INASGOC chairman also emphasized that he would not hesitate to fire Garuda Indonesia officials if later proven to have committed prostitution or sexual harassment. It's just that, he still wants to learn the mechanism first.
"The law does not exist yet, but in the United States I will study it later, it can be dismissed, especially if there are female employees who clearly have sexual harassment," he said.
Previously, regarding the allegation of prostitution, PT Garuda Indonesia Vice President Cabin Crew Roni Eka Mirsa - who was referred to by the @digeeembok account as a pimp - made a report to the police. This reporting was carried out because Roni did not accept the accusations directed at him.
Kapolres Soekarno-Hatta Airport AKBP Adi Ferdian Saputra confirmed the report. In an effort to investigate the case, Friday, December 6, the statement has been taken from the reporter.
In addition, the reporting of the social media account tweets is related to the criminal act of defamation. However, it was not stated in detail about the extent to which the investigation of the case was going.
"(Reporting) on suspicion of defamation. Later on, Article 27 paragraph 3 of the 2019 Law on ITE and 310, 311 KUHP will be subject to less than four years imprisonment," Adi said when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, December 12.
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