Family Clarification Of The Ex-Director Of Transjakarta Regarding Meetings While Watching Belly Dance

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JAKARTA - The family of the former President Director of PT Transjakarta BUMD Sardjono Jhonny conveyed clarification on the news of the Transjakarta board of directors meeting at a restaurant while watching a belly dance.

The meeting while watching the belly dance was previously announced by the Gerindra faction member of the DKI DPRD, Adi Kurnia Setiadi, and was widely discussed on social media. Adi claimed to have a video recording of the meeting.

A spokesman for the family of Sardjono Djhonny, who has now passed away, Tjahyadi, explained the meeting was not a meeting between the directors and operators, but the Transjakarta union two years ago.

Then, Sardjono, who at that time was still serving as TJ's Managing Director, held a meeting at the restaurant to lighten the atmosphere and eliminate the gap between the directors and their employees.

"At a meeting at the office, the impression of superiors and subordinates is very visible. Sometimes those of us who are lower employees are a bit reluctant to talk. The President Director, who was deceased at that time, tried to erase the gap," said Tjahyadi on Tuesday, December 14.

Regarding the presence of belly dance dancers who entertained guests, Tjahyadi said that at first Sardjono did not know about it when he made reservations for the Turkish restaurant in the Kemang area.

"This dancer did not enter more than half a meter from the door where these gentlemen were meeting or discussing the company's vision and mission. It was also seen that he had his back and was not affected by what the dancer was doing. Everyone focused on what was discussed," explained Tjahyadi.

Furthermore, Tjahyadi said that Sardjono's family urged the video recorder who was present and DKI DPRD member Adi Kurnia who received the video recording to apologize within 2x24 hours for the issue that was being rolled out.

"We also conclude that the person concerned also aims to corner, discredit, even slander, and defame our extended family. We suspect the same thing was done by the video maker, who must also be held responsible for his actions," he said.

Previously, Member of Commission B of the DKI DPRD from the Gerindra faction, Adi Kurnia Setiadi, revealed that he knew that a number of Transjakarta directors held a meeting with operators while watching dance entertainment.

Adi claimed to know this from the video recording. In the video, the directors of Transjakarta and the operator are in a meeting while watching the belly dance.

"I was sent a video from the public, the director (Director of Transjakarta) is calling the operator while watching belly dance, chatting about transportation developments," said Adi at the DKI DPRD building, Monday, November 6.

Adi questioned whether there is a procedure regarding the assessment mechanism for cooperation with bus operator partners with meetings that include entertainment events.

"Is there an SOP in the assessment like that? You guys discuss, chat with the operators at the cafe, while watching striptease, wearing Transjakarta clothes. It has reflected how corrupt your moral," Adi said.