Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno denied the information stating that the committee chairman of the event for sembako sembako in Monas, Dave R Santoso, was involved in the One Sub-District Movement of Entrepreneurship (OK OCE).
He asked that the issue not be developed anymore. "If the OCE volunteers can be ascertained not, so I immediately deny it, do not grow anymore," said Sandiaga in South Jakarta, Thursday (3/5).
According to Politician of Gerindra Party, he first met with Dave with intermediary Chairman of DPW Perindo DKI Sahrianta Tarigan. He told me that one morning Sahrianta came with his wife to the City Hall. His wife is a state civil servant (ASN) who has worked for 28 years in DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and entered retirement last Monday.
Sahrianta, Sandiaga said, is a person who is active in community programs. In addition to being Chairman of DPW Perindo DKI, he has also been a member of the board. Sahrianta also always provide information about religious activities in some areas in Jakarta. "I ask you, Sir, that's so fun, but Allah is the one who arranges it, I say to Mr. Sahrianta, Sir, know .. same committee Forum For Indonesia?" Sandiaga said.
According to Sandiaga, Sahrianta admitted to know the committee. He even offered to meet. "Oh know me, Mr. Sandi wants to ... Can ..," he said.
Sandiaga asked Sahrianta to tell Dave to come to City Hall. He wants to ensure there is coordination between the Provincial Government of DKI and the committee after the incident of the victim died in the event led by Dave. He also wanted to thoroughly investigate the case.
Sahrianta immediately arranged a meeting between the two. They meet in the evening with facilitated Sahrianta.
When confirmed Republika.co.id, Sahrianta confirmed he has facilitated a meeting between Sandi and Dave. However, he claimed not to know Dave before. "I never knew Dave before but I used my network, so I was at City Hall and I have never met Dave," he said.
He claimed not to know the contents of the meeting. He just drove Dave to Sandi. He also denied ever saying Dave was a volunteer of OK Oce. "The meeting I did not know and I was not involved at all in the committee and I never issued any statement, let alone Dave as a Volunteer OK OCE," he said.
Widespread rumors that Dave was an OCE OK volunteer began when a national media wrote the Sahrianta statement. In the interview was written, Sahrianta said that Dave is active in OCE OK activities.
Dave R Santoso is the committee chairman of the activities for the food-sharing sembako in Monas. When contacted Republika.co.id before the event, Dave admitted the number of packages distributed in the event more than 100 thousand. He can not answer with certainty when asked several times, how many personnel are lowered for the food-sharing event.
He only mentioned that there are about 4,000 personnel who will maintain security throughout the event, including police, soldiers, Satpol PP, and volunteers. "Mostly for the distribution of basic foods," he said.
In the event, the number of food packages distributed about 400 thousand packages. Department of Tourism and Culture (Disparbud) and Technical Management Unit (UPT) Monas claimed to have submitted an oral ban on the event for the groceries.