AMBON - The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) of the Republic of Indonesia through the Wasana Bahagia Ternate Center together with the Jakarta Directorate of Children, provided assistance to three housing units for victims of involuntary violence in Ambon, Maluku.
"On June 17, 2022, that in Passo, Ambon City, five people were assaulted by his own father, and two of his grandchildren, the Ministry of Social Affairs finally provided assistance for these three houses through us," said the Head of the Wasana Happy Maluku and Malut Center, Udan Suheli, in Ambon, Antara, Friday, August 19.
The social assistance in the form of three housing units is based on the main problems they see, one of their previous houses which was inhabited by 11 people, was considered not conducive.
"Then after we reported that the aid was to be followed up, we were instructed by the Minister, Tri Rismaharini, and the Minister of Social Affairs to provide assistance for the three houses," he said.
He explained that the three houses given were type 36, in which two bedrooms were available. With various considerations, the three houses that were given were considered conducive to be occupied by 11 people.
"The total assistance is worth around Rp. 504 million or Rp. 168 million for each house," he said.
"In the assistance, there are those for mattresses, household appliances, then there are nutrition and medical expenses including baby medicine," he added.
Not only that, Sehuli admitted that the Ministry of Social Affairs had also brought in chemotherapy, psychologists, and social workers from the Directorate of Children and Wasana Bahagia Ternate to assess this issue.
"Those who are sick, we take them to the hospital for treatment, then there are children too, and those who are sick happen to have babies who have just been born, then we treat them, and all of them have been treated with chemotherapy," added Sehuli.
He admitted that two other victims had also been taken to Ternate to be rehabilitated, and given sewing skills and skills to open a beauty salon.
“Later, one will be in Ternate, and the other will follow maybe on August 22. So that after receiving the training they can expand their business in their new place of residence,” he explained.
The victims, consisting of five children and two grandchildren, whose perpetrators were their own biological father and grandfather, received housing assistance at the Bukit Hijau Urimessing Housing Estate, Ambon City, Maluku.
An old man in Ambon had the heart to commit violent acts against his own five children and two grandchildren. This act was carried out by the perpetrator with the initials RH alias BO (51) at his home in Baguala District, Ambon City
This depraved act has been carried out since his children were still in elementary school in 2007, and to his own two grandchildren in 2022. This case was then revealed on June 4, 2022.
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