No Longer Paying Rent, RBS Foundation Building Emptyed For Isolation Of COVID-19 Patients

A number of items belonging to the Prosperous Maternity Home Foundation were transported by the East Jakarta Satpol PP. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

Jakarta - East Jakarta Satpol PP accompanied by police officers emptied a number of items from an empty building at Jalan Dewi Sartika No. 188, Cawang Village, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta. Previously, the building operated as the Prosperous Maternity Home Foundation (RBS).

Based on VOI monitoring at the location, Satpol PP officers removed a number of items on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of the empty building.

One by one, the chairs, safes, tables, glass display cases and sleeping beds were lifted by officers and put into four East Jakarta Satpol PP operational service vehicles (KDO).

On the outside of the building there is also a white iron sign installed. The sign reads that the land status in the building belongs to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.

The Daily Executive (Plh) of the Head of the East Jakarta City Government Asset Management Agency (Kasuban) Didiek Budi said that the implementation of the emptying of the building belonging to the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government was only being carried out now. In the previous year it had been done but was not implemented.

"There was once a lease agreement in 2005. Since then there has been no contribution or lease between the provincial government and the foundation," said Didiek to VOI reporters, Wednesday, August 4.

Didiek further emphasized that the evacuation of the building had to be carried out because the need for an isolation place for COVID-19 patients in East Jakarta was deemed insufficient.

"So today we are emptying it, because the DKI Provincial Government needs isolation places to be independent. We are emptying it so that we can immediately provide services to the community," he explained.

Totjut as the supervisor of the foundation added that this foundation had been established since 1940 before the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. The foundation he leads is engaged in the social and humanitarian field.

"Our work is purely social to help mothers and children affected by war crimes first. Then in 1950 we moved to public health, social and education. Our work is purely social," said Totjut.

Even though the East Jakarta City Government has vacated the building that has been occupied for so long, Totjut admits that he is willing to give everything.

"Because this is part of our social activities. The foundation has been established since 1940 and is already here. The point is, the prosperous women's foundation does not (object), we are very happy to be used for isoman because it is part of our social activities," he concluded.