Vastenburg Fort Confiscated By The AGO, Gibran Will Prioritize If Managed By The City Government

JATENG - Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka will prioritize the construction of Vastenburg Fort if the building can be managed by the Surakarta City Government. "Yes, there is also an image," he said in Solo, Friday, August 18, it was confiscated by Antara. However, Gibran ensured that he would not change the original form of the building considering that Vastenburg Fort is one of the cultural heritage buildings. "It doesn't change the shape of the building because it's a cultural heritage. What is clear is that we use it to make it cleaner, residents can carry out their activities there. We will keep it maintained, cared for," he said.

Regarding the submission that Vastenburg could be under the management of the Surakarta City Government, he said it was currently in the process. In fact, he admitted that he had discussed Vastenburg with the Chairman of the Surakarta City PDIP DPC who is also the former Mayor of Surakarta FX Hadi Rudyatmo. "Just waiting for an answer from the center, from the prosecutor's office," he said.

Previously, a number of points in the Vastenburg Fort area were confiscated by the Central Jakarta District Attorney's Office last week. The confiscation was marked by the words "The Land and Building and Its Contents Were Confiscated by the Central Jakarta District Attorney" which were installed at a number of points. The confiscation relates to the corruption case in financial management and investment funds by PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero) which ensnared Benny Tjokrosaputro.