The Day Before AKP Novandi's Accident, The Governor Of Kaltara Zainal Paliwang Underwent A Procession Of His Son's Application In Kemang

Kaltara Governor Zainal Paliwang during the funeral procession for his son, AKP Novandi Arya Kharisma at TPU Kampung Kandang, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA – The Governor of North Kalimantan (Kaltara) Zainal Arifin Paliwang has been struck by a disaster. His son, Novandi Arya Kharisma, died in a single accident on Jalan Pasar Senen, Monday, February 7, early in the morning.

In the accident, the son of the Governor of Kaltara was with a woman identified as Fatimah, a PSI cadre. Fatimah also died in an accident.

The number one person in Kaltara could not hide his sadness. Novandi Arya Kharisma is the first child, who has a career path by serving as Head of Polairud Polres Berau.

It is known, two days before the accident that took Novandi's life, Zainal Paliwang was in Jakarta, to be precise at the Discovery Ancol Hotel. Prior to the accident, Zainal stayed a few days at the hotel because he was appointed as chairman of the DPD Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) Kaltara, Friday, February 4, afternoon, by the Presidential Chief of Staff, Moeldoko.

Based on VOI monitoring at the Discovey Ancol Hotel, at around 19.30 WIB, Zainal after attending the inauguration took photos with his colleagues. Then Zainal went up to the first floor to rest.

It was discovered that night, Zainal would attend a number of events in Jakarta, one of which was the application procession for his third child, Salsa, on Sunday, February 6, at his residence in the Kemang area, South Jakarta. This was confirmed by those closest to Zainal.

"The deceased is the first child. The third child application. Salsa." said one of Zainal's colleagues, to VOI, Wednesday 9 February.

That night, Friday 4 February, Zainal's colleagues at the Hotel Discovey Ancol also had the opportunity to talk about the presence of the application procession for Zainal's son.

The procession went smoothly, but unexpectedly, AKP Novandi Arya Kharisma died in an accident on Jalan Pasar Senen, Monday 7 February, early in the morning. The car caught fire after hitting the busway barrier.