Tegal Alur TPU PJLP OfficersArred On Allegations Of Extortion Of Cemetery Tending Extortion

Illustration of TPU PJLP officers/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - One of the Other Individual Service Provider Workers (PJLP) of the Tegal Alur Public Cemetery (TPU) was investigated by the City Government (Pemkot) of West Jakarta (Jakbar) on suspicion of illegal levies, or violations of carrying out duties outside the provisions.

The incident was reported since September 8, and became the attention of the Head of the West Jakarta City Forestry and Parks Sub-dept., Romy Sidarta.

According to Romy, after receiving the report, his party immediately conducted an examination of the PJLP TPU Tegal Alur person.

Quoting Antara, Tuesday, September 13, Romy explained that the incident began when a resident wanted to bury his family asking for a tent.

The funeral, continued Romy, provides standard types of tents for free. However, the resident chose to rent a tent elsewhere.

The PJLP officer with the initials H also offered to find the tent. The family who wanted to carry out the funeral finally gave Rp4 million to H as a fee for renting a tent.

According to Romi, this is clearly against the rules because the task should not be carried out by a PJLP.

"It's out of his job. He shouldn't have accepted it, just tell him to come there," Romly explained.

Furthermore, to this day, Thursday, September 13, Romy said that the person had been dismissed from his duties. "We have terminated the contract," said Romy Sidharta.

H was dismissed after previously being examined by internal staff members of the City Parks and Forest Service.

Romy appealed to all levels of PJLP in the area not to carry out illegal levies and work to serve the community in accordance with applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).