DPRD Urges DKI Provincial Government To Compensate Companies Owners Of Air Cables Affect Students In South Jakarta

Illustration of the chaotic fiber optic cable in Jakarta. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, William Aditya Sarana, encouraged the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to help victims demand compensation from the company that owns the aerial cable hanging on Jalan Pangeran Antasari, South Jakarta. Allegedly, the telecommunications network's aerial cable belongs to PT Bali Tower.

The victim is a student named Sultan Rif'at Alfatih who was caught in an optical fiber cable on Jalan Pangeran Antasari last January. Until now, the victim still cannot speak.

"The provincial government must help victims so that providers who own optic cables provide compensation to victims," William said in his statement, Monday, July 31.

The secretary of the PSI faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD also encouraged the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartoko and the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government to ensure that the treatment at the Sultan went well and smoothly.

"DKI Jakarta should clean up and beautify itself, there should be no more cables above, everything should be planted in the ground to make it look better," said William.

A Brawijaya University student named Sultan Rif'at Alfatih (20) experienced a bitter incident. The reason is, he could not speak for almost seven months due to his neck being entangled in an optical fiber cable.

Sultan's father, Fatih, said the incident occurred on Jalan Pangeran Antasari, South Jakarta on January 5, 2023, at 22.00 WIB.

The incident started when the child was spending semester holidays with his high school friends around the capital. They went by two-wheeled driving towards Jalan TB Simatupang and then turned left on Jalan Pangeran Antasari.

After walking along Jalan Pangeran Antasari for one kilometer, suddenly there was an SUV that stopped in front of the victim's motorbike. Because there is an optical fiber cable that crosses the road.

The SUV driver who moved slowly to pass the cable that was stretched was thought to have miscalculated. He allegedly did not realize the cable was stuck on the roof of the car.

"Because the fiber optic cable is made of steel fiber, the cable doesn't break when you are interested in a few meters. The cable turns to the back and stabs my child's neck. Immediately, my child immediately fell due to a cable trap," Fatih said when confirmed, Saturday, July 29.

The victim, who was unconscious, was immediately taken by his friends and a number of road users to the Fatmawati Central General Hospital (RSUP), to get first aid.

"(The doctor) sentenced my son that his throat or young bones in his throat broke and fell apart from what was called the offline or like the jakun was released," explained Fatih.

On the other hand, as a result of the accident, he could not speak. He even suffered for almost seven months.

"Even couldn't speak for almost seven months as a result of the incident," he concluded.