Behind "Sharp Weapon" Video, PLN Officials Allegedly Involved, Directors Choose to Remain Silent

The building of PLN Central Office on Trunojoyo Street, South Jakarta. (PLN doc.)

JAKARTA - PT PLN (Persero) is once again in the public spotlight. This time, it's not about electricity supply, but rather the alleged involvement of one of its high-ranking officials in an act of violence involving a sharp weapon in Cinere, Depok, on Sunday, October 26th. The violence was captured on video and uploaded to Instagram account @depok24jam.

The video footage shows a man in a red shirt running amok while brandishing a long machete. The figure is strongly suspected to be Chorinus Eric Nerokou, Executive Vice President (EVP) of PLN, as stated in a press release from the Depok Metro Police.

VOI's attempts to contact PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo and PLN Public Relations Officer Yusuf Didi Setiarto for confirmation were unsuccessful. Both chose to remain silent. However, an internal PLN source stated that Darmawan immediately held an emergency meeting with senior management and General Managers from across Indonesia.

The purpose of the meeting, according to the source, was to unify perceptions and develop a strategy to save the corporation's image. "The directive was clear, everyone must be of one mind: that the man in the video is not CEN. All the circulating news is being called a hoax," said a source at PLN's headquarters on Jalan Trunojoyo, South Jakarta.

In fact, CEN was reportedly asked to deny his involvement in the video. "All upper management was asked to deny that the person in the video was PLN's EVP," he added. Based on investigations, CEN is an Indonesian executive known for his position as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Legal Business Partners, Distribution, Retail, and Commerce at PT PLN (Persero).

Meanwhile, the Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Senior Commissioner Budhi Hermanto, confirmed that the case had been resolved through Restorative Justice (RJ) mechanisms. "The case was withdrawn by the complainant, and a settlement was reached between the two parties," he said in a written message received by VOI.

Although the video shows the use of sharp weapons, Budhi emphasized that RJ can be implemented as long as there are no serious injuries or deaths, and the settlement is based on mutual agreement without coercion.

Depok Metro Police representative, AKP Made Budi, explained that the conflict began with an argument between the Ford driver and a parking attendant. Harsh words escalated into a beating, and sharp weapons, a machete and a piece of bamboo, were then pulled from the car.

The two perpetrators, CEN and SPN, were arrested in Limo, Cinere, Depok. The confiscated evidence included two machetes, a nearly two-meter-long piece of bamboo, and a Ford Everest with license plate number B 1444 ZJD.

President Director Darmawan Prasodjo and PLN Public Relations Officer Gregorius Adi did not respond to calls from VOI. Now, the public awaits clarity on whether PLN will honestly face this storm or continue to hide behind a corporate narrative.