Khofifah: East Java Provincial Government Responsibility Of All Victims Of Riot Demo In Surabaya

The police post in Bungkul Park, Surabaya, East Java was burned by the masses. (ANTARA)

East Java (East Java) Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa ensured that all victims injured due to mass action in Surabaya received medical treatment at a cost fully borne by the East Java Provincial Government.

"I make sure they are all in the East Java Provincial Government financing because both of them are owned by the East Java Provincial Government, all of them, God willing, are in good condition," said Khofifah at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday, as reported by Antara.

He said more than 100 people had received medical treatment after the demonstration. Until now, he said, two people were still being treated at dr. Saiful Anwar Malang and two others at dr. Soetomo Hospital Surabaya.

Khofifah emphasized that the local government will continue to monitor the health condition of the victims until they recover completely.

In addition to ensuring maintenance costs, Khofifah also said that the process of repatriating the masses detained at the Surabaya Polrestabes had been facilitated with the East Java Police Chief Inspector General Nanang Avianto and the Commander of the V/Brawijaya Regional Military Command (Pangdam) Major General TNI Rudy Saladin.

He said most of those detained were still in their teens and eventually handed over directly to his family.

It is known that the west side of the Grahadi State Building on Jalan Raya Governor Suryo Surabaya was burned by anarchist masses on Saturday, August 30 at around 21.38 WIB.

There are a number of rooms, one of which is the Press Room or a journalist's room that usually covers the activities of the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa.

The crowd burned Grahadi approximately an hour and a half after Khofifah met the demonstrators.

Khofifah also expressed concern over the burning of the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya which was thrown by Molotov cocktails by the mass of action, because the building was a cultural heritage.

"Yes, of course it is part of the cultural heritage, we are all concerned that the western part of the Grahadi building was also thrown by Molotov," he said.

As of Sunday, August 31, the security forces are still on standby at a number of strategic points in Surabaya to anticipate potential riots.