Circulating Video Calling 50 Thousand Bansos Sacks Expired In Pulogadung, Police: Not Expired

WHILE. ANTARA

JAKARTA - Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Cakung Police, Iptu Stevanus Leonard Johannes confirmed that 50 thousand sacks of social assistance that were neglected in the warehouse of the Pulogadung Industrial Estate, East Jakarta, had not expired.

"It's been stored here for three months and I see that the 'expired' is 2023, 2022. So it's not expired yet," he said after visiting the warehouse on Jalan Pulo Buaran II Blok N1-N3 Pulogadung Industrial Estate quoted by Antara, Monday, December 21.

The red and white social assistance sacks each contain ten kilograms of rice, ten packs of instant noodles, nine cans of small sardines, two liters of cooking oil and one bottle of chili sauce.

The allegation of expired social assistance was previously reported by an unknown person through a 12-second video broadcast circulating on social media.

"The person who viralized the video was actually a prospective buyer who came to the warehouse. The video was produced three months ago," said Stevanus.

The police have not yet obtained the facts that point to the act of hoarding government-owned social assistance by PT Penco Pangan Utama as the warehouse manager.

Based on the results of the employee's information, he said, the social assistance was neglected for three months because the cooperation efforts with the Ministry of Social Affairs for the President's assistance program for people affected by COVID-19 had not yet been established.

"So they (companies) who buy themselves, want to provide but there (the Ministry of Social Affairs) is already full (the assistance), in the end they sell it themselves so they don't lose," he said.

Even though the social assistance was neglected for three months, said Stevanus, the warehouse manager still monitors the product feasibility monitoring process.

"They are looking for and selling input and output of goods, all of which are selected three times, from storage, travel documents, arrangement to being put back in the warehouse. So even if it expires, the wholesaler must have complained, but I have asked no one to complain," he said.

Stevanus confirmed that there has not been any flow of funds from the government that have been included in the provision of social assistance for the company engaged in the food and warehousing sector.

"So far no state money has come in here. Not yet," he said.