Mr. RW In Rawa Badak Selatan Said, There Were Residents Who Were Given Rp10 Million In Cash So They Didn't Sue Pertamina

Houses of residents affected by the Pertamina Plumpang fire/ Photo: IST

Chairman of RW 01, Rawa Badak Selatan Village, Bambang Setiono, admitted that some of his citizens were given money so as not to demand compensation from Pertamina.

"Yes, yesterday someone complained to me about it," said Setiono when confirmed, Tuesday, March 7.

Setiono explained that the incident began when the families of the victims of the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire buried their families at the funeral. Suddenly someone gave Rp10 million with the condition that they signed on stamps.

"The story is that the resident complained to me, the body (of the exit) was buried, and his family said, 'Sir, this friend was given Rp. 10 million but told me to sign this on stamprai' The compensation money continued to speak there, don't demand Pertamina," said Setiono.

"Yesterday I said 'I don't want to sir, but my brother has accepted it'. I asked who gave me 'don't know'," he continued.

On his occasion, Setiono said that if the information on the citizens who received the money was Rp. 10 million, only one person would. He hopes that there will be no more action.

"Only one," he concluded.

For information, the fire at Pertamina Plumpang Depot hit on Friday, March 3 at 20.11 WIB. The Pertamina gasoline pipe fire spread to a residence in Rawabadak Selatan Village, Koja District, North Jakarta.

The fire was only extinguished on Saturday, March 4 at 02.19 WIB. As a result of this incident, 16 residents died. Then, 37 people are still receiving treatment in a number of hospitals.

As of Sunday, March 5 at 06.00 WIB, there were still 371 people displaced at the North Jakarta PMI Office and RPTRA Rasella. Some of the other refugees have returned to their respective homes.

Until now, the exact cause of the pipe leak that resulted in the explosion is not yet known. The nominal loss is still calculated.