Governor Koster Confirms That The Ubud Terra Resort Lift Case Will Fall If There Is Negligence

Ubud Police Chief Kompol I Made Uder (backward) appointed an elevator where five employees at Ayu Terra Resort, Banjar Kedewatan Let, Kedewatan Village, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency, Bali, Friday (1/9/2023). ANTARA/HO-Polsek Ubud

Bali Governor Wayan Koster has confirmed that the prosecution of the Ayu Terra Resort Ubud lift case, Gianyar, Bali if there is an element of negligence. The existence of elevators in hilly resorts must be considered at risk.

"Something that has become unique so far in service, it must also be considered what potential issues. Risks like this are also a note to business actors to consider," said Koster in Denpasar, Monday, September 4.

The Governor of Bali suspects that the resort did not conduct a routine evaluation regarding the existence of the elevator at the resort.

"Actually, there is a positive side because the ecosystem is maintained there. But the facilities used are possible because they have not been evaluated for a long time," he said.

"Yes, it will be dealt with (if there is) negligence. Technological electronics should be routinely checked for feasibility audits. My guess is that this has been too long (not evaluated)," he said.

As previously reported, the police are investigating the case of a broken lift at Ayu Terra Resort, Banjar Kedewatan Let, Kedewatan Village, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency, Bali, which resulted in the death of five employees.

The Head of the Ubud Police, Kompol I Made Uder, said the incident occurred on Friday, September 1 at around 13.00 WITA.

It is suspected that the bridge elevator that was climbed by five employees of the Ayu Terrace Resort made of steel was broken, then the elevator tube slid rapidly downwards.

"The steel training track is not strong enough to pull the load up which is quite heavy, the speed up or the brakes are not working, so the elevator slides at high speed and down so it is unavoidable that the disaster will occur. As a result, the five lift passengers died," said Made Uder.

However, the exact cause of the incident is still under police investigation, but there are allegations that by the time the five victims were about to board and were close to the point of stopping the elevator, a steel celling rope as a puller of the elevator tube broke.