PKS-PAN Asks Anies To Immediately Release The Shares Of PT Delta's Liquor Company

ILLUSTRATION / Plenary Room of DPRD DKI (DOK. VOI / Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - The news regarding the share ownership of the DKI Provincial Government in the liquor production company PT Delta Djakarta Tbk is sticking out. The PKS and PAN factions encouraged DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to release the 26.25 percent stake.

Chairman of DPW PKS DKI Khoirudin said that since 2004, PKS has agreed if the DKI Provincial Government sells shares of its beer company. Because according to him, alcohol is a source of crime.

"PKS as an Islamic party is obliged to fight for this, releasing alcoholic shares from the DKI Regional Budget. And strongly agreed when Anies promised to release the share ownership of the DKI Provincial Government in PT Delta, ”said Khoirudin in his statement, Tuesday, March 2.

The member of Commission C DPRD DKI said, actually DKI already has regulations that support the release of beer shares. Starting from Perda Number 8 of 2007 concerning Public Order, Regional Regulation Number 74 of 2005 concerning Alcoholic Drinks.

Then, the DKI Jakarta Governor Regulation Number 187 concerning Control and Supervision of the Sales of Alcoholic Drinks, and Regulation of the Minister of Trade Number 25 of 2019.

"The rules are sufficient, we are just waiting to see if the DPRD agrees to revoke the Pemprov's shares in PT Delta, which then we will escape from our responsibility to God Almighty, as well as constituents who elect their representatives in parliament," he concluded.

On a separate occasion, the chairman of the PAN Faction at the DPRD DKI Jakarta, Bambang Kusumanto, admitted that the efforts to relinquish the beer shares of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government are always hampered by the blessing of the council members. Therefore, Bambang encouraged Anies to propose another sale of PT Delta's shares.

"Since 2019, there have been many suggestions for us so that the PAN faction will also encourage the sale of shares of beer owned by the provincial government. Pak Anies must be as firm as Pak Jokowi who canceled the Perpres on alcohol investment," said Bambang.

Previously, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, admitted that his party had always been trying to sell shares of beer in PT Delta Djakarta Tbk. Delta is a producer of beer from the Anker, Carlsberg, to San Miguel brands.

"We are indeed working on Delta's shares. We will sell them back because it is part of the vision and mission of Anies-Sandi's campaign promise (during the 2017 DKI Gubernatorial Election)," said Riza.

Unfortunately, Riza admits that DKI cannot make its own decision to sell the alcoholic beverage shares. According to Riza, the plan to sell shares has not received approval from the DKI DPRD.

"We continue to propose and ask for support from friends of the DKI Jakarta DPRD. In principle, the executive has agreed to sell the shares to the public. However, it must get DPRD approval. We are waiting for a response from DPRD friends," explained Riza.