General Manager And Technician Become Suspects In Elevator Cases Died 5 People In Ubud

The Gianyar Police showed evidence of the fall in the Ayu Terra Resort Ubud elevator during a press conference at the Gianyar Police Station, Bali, Tuesday (26/9/2023). ANTARA/Rolandus Nampu

The Gianyar Resort Police (Polres) named two suspects in the fall of an inclinator or lift at Ayu Terra Resort Ubud, Dewatan Village, Gianyar Regency, Bali. In that incident, five people died.

Gianyar Resort Police Chief, AKBP Ketut Widiada said the two suspects were Vincent Juwono as the owner and general manager of Ayu Terra Resort and Mujiana was the technician who worked on the elevator.

After a number of investigations have been carried out since September 1, 2023, investigators from the Gianyar Police Satreskrim have concluded that both of them are the party most responsible for the deadly incident that killed five employees at the Ayu Terra Resort Ubud, Bali.

"Based on the testimony of witnesses and experts and the results of the National Police Forensic Lab, and supported by the evidence that has been confiscated, we conclude from investigators that there have been more than two pieces of evidence to determine the suspect in the incident of the fall of the inclinator elevator at the Ayu Terra Resort on Friday, September 1, 2023, causing five Ayu Terra Resort employees to die," said Widiada in Gianyar, Bali, Tuesday, September 26, confiscated by Antara.

He stated that Mudjiana, who previously had the status of a witness, has now been upgraded to a suspect with his role as an inclinator mechanics according to data from the Ministry of Manpower, not as an expert on Working Health and Safety (K3) elevators and escalators.

Widiada explained that Mudjiana is tasked with designing, creating and operating indicators without using K3 provisions as stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6/2017 concerning the Safety and Health of elevators and escalators so that the inclinators at Ayu Terra Resort do not comply with standards and cause celling ropes to break until there are casualties.

For witness Mudjiana, his status can also be upgraded to a suspect under the suspicion of Article 359 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 86 of the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6/2017 concerning the Safety and Health of elevators and escalators, in conjunction with Article 190, in conjunction with Article 87 of Law Number 13/2023 concerning Manpower.

Furthermore, Juwono as the owner and manager of Ayu Terra Resort has designed from the start to create an inclinator at the Ayu Terra Resort that is not in accordance with the Building Permit.

Widiada explained that the suspect Juwono was a person who used an inclinator made by witness Mudjiana where the inclinator made by Mudjiana was changed from three Seling ropes to one celling rope not in accordance with the provisions of K3 as stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6/2017 concerning the safety and health of elevator work or escalator.

"Witness Vincent as the owner, immediately use the elevator or inclinator before the incinerator is tested first for K3 experts to find out whether the elevator or inclinator is standard or feasible to operate so that the result of negligence by VJ causes casualties," he said.

Karena itu, terhadap saksi Vincent dapat ditingkatkan statusnya menjadi tersangka dengan dugaan pasal 359 KUHP juncto pasal 46 ayat 3 UU Nomor 6/2023 tentang Penetapan Peraturan Pemerintah pengganti UU Nomor 2/2022 tentang menjadi UU, juncto pasal 46 ayat 3 UU Nomor 28/2002 tentang bangunan bangunan bangunan, pasal 86 peraturan Menteri Ketenagakerjaan RI Nomor 6/2017 tentang Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja elevator dan escalator, juncto pasal 190, juncto pasal 87 UU Nomor 13/2023 tentang Ketenagakerjaan.

Setelah ditetapkan sebagai tersangka, Polisi belum melakukan penahanan terhadap keduanya. Polisi akan kembali melakukan pemeriksaan kepada keduanya setelah surat pemanggilan dilakukan Pada Jumat 29 September 2023.

"For the time being, we have not made a call. Friday (September 29) the summons will be sent to the two suspects and after that the suspect will be detained," he said.