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[00:00:02] This Sunday, the land mafia is real, four people
[00:00:06] allegedly the right-hand men of Minister Nusron were caught in a sting operation for collecting and
[00:00:10] distributing billions of rupiah and
[00:00:13] that money was given to smooth the process of land
[00:00:15] services. To what extent can the flow of
[00:00:19] illicit funds be traced by the KPK?
[00:00:23] The network feels in the land office in Metro
[00:00:26] This Week, Sunday, September 20th at
[00:01:03] is Prime Time News with Anggi Hasibuan.
[00:01:22] Presented
[00:01:23] by.
[00:02:12] Viewers, the search for 125 passengers of the Virgo Transport 8
[00:02:15] ship has been officially extended for a week ahead. Amidst the search process, several allegations
[00:02:19] regarding the capsizing of the Virgo ship have begun
[00:02:21] to emerge, ranging from the absence of warning alarms when the ship
[00:02:25] started to list to the ship's design, which is considered not
[00:02:28] suitable for long journeys. This review is the main topic of Primetime
[00:02:32] News today, with me, Anggia Sibuan. We start Primetime News with
[00:02:36] Primflash.
[00:02:42] Viewers, on the 8th day of the search for passengers of KM Virgo Transport 8,
[00:02:46] the team successfully evacuated one body from the initial coordinates
[00:02:50] a KRL locomotive named Bonbon that around where the ship capsized. As of now, a total of 118 passengers have
[00:02:54] been evacuated, with 10 of them dead and
[00:02:57] 125 others still being searched for.
[00:03:09] If we get the latest data that Smoke haze from forest fires has started to affect the health of residents in Berau Regency,
[00:03:12] East Kalimantan. The Health Office recorded more than 5,000 cases
[00:03:16] of ISPA, while air quality is in the very unhealthy
[00:03:19] category.
[00:03:28] Minister of ATR BPN Nusron Wahid resigned from the Golkar Party leadership.
[00:03:32] Nusron, who is a minister in the Red and White cabinet with a party background,
[00:03:35] previously served as the head of religious and
[00:03:39] spiritual affairs at the Golkar Party DPP. Golkar Secretary General
[00:03:42] Sarmuji explained that Nusron's resignation from Golkar happened more than 6
[00:03:46] months ago. However, Nusron's resignation was revealed to the public amidst
[00:03:50] allegations of corruption in the ministry that Nusron led.
[00:03:53] This.
[00:04:03] The 8th day of the search for KM Virgo Transport 8 brought results.
[00:04:07] The joint SAR team found and evacuated one passenger's body,
[00:04:11] bringing the total to 118 victims evacuated.
[00:04:16] passengers who have not been found and
[00:04:27] Viewers, these are the moments of evacuation. Victims from
[00:04:30] KM Virgo Transport 8, which capsized in the Java Sea waters on Sunday
[00:04:34] afternoon.
[00:04:38] Around 3:20 PM Central Indonesian Time, the joint SAR team found one
[00:04:42] body near the coordinates where the ship
[00:04:44] sank.
[00:04:47] The body was then evacuated to KN SAR Kamal Jaya 104,
[00:04:50] owned
[00:04:51] by Basarnas.
[00:04:58] The body was then transported by Basarnas helicopter to
[00:05:02] Bayangkara Hospital Banjarmasin for the
[00:05:04] identification process. With this latest discovery,
[00:05:08] a total of 118 victims have been evacuated, consisting of
[00:05:11] 108 people saved and 10 deceased,
[00:05:14] while 125 other victims are still being searched for.
[00:05:35] Entering the 8th day of the search for KM Virgo Transport 8 in
[00:05:39] the Java Sea, the victims' families are still waiting, while the East Java Regional Police's
[00:05:42] post-mortem team continues to collect data and DNA samples.
[00:05:46] This wait is also felt by Giono, the brother of Agus Ribut Setyo
[00:05:50] Budhi, one of the victims of KM Virgo from Malang, East
[00:05:53] Java. Agus is known to have been on board
[00:05:55] KM Virgo Transport 8 with a Fuso
[00:05:59] truck. However, the travel ticket held by the family
[00:06:02] is registered under the name Agus Ribut Setyabudi, while Agus's name is not
[00:06:06] listed in the ship's manifest. This discrepancy in data
[00:06:09] makes Giono confused, especially regarding the search process and the family's
[00:06:13] rights.
[00:06:18] if it's on the manifest, there's a plate number but no name,
[00:06:21] the name is Rido, but all tickets are complete,
[00:06:25] all tickets are complete under Agus's name.
[00:06:28] What do you think about this, sir? It's not on the manifest, sir. Well,
[00:06:32] that's what makes me confused, what will happen in the future?
[00:06:36] Hmm, we need help from relevant parties because
[00:06:39] we are common people, we don't understand legal issues.
[00:06:43] H, that issue, but we ask for help and
[00:06:46] assistance from relevant parties to fight for our rights as
[00:06:49] consumers.
[00:06:55] At the ante-mortem post of the East Java Police at Tanjung Perak Port, Surabaya,
[00:06:58] officers continue to collect data to identify victims. As of
[00:07:02] now, 82 ante-mortem data and 46 DNA
[00:07:06] samples have been collected from families. Officers
[00:07:08] prioritize families who have a blood relationship with the victim with a lineage
[00:07:12] that matches the data, and these samples will then
[00:07:15] be integrated with data from other
[00:07:17] regions.
[00:07:24] There are 82
[00:07:26] data and, uh,
[00:07:30] samples that we have also received,
[00:07:34] uh, we have taken 46
[00:07:37] samples, DNA samples, right, sir? Not
[00:07:41] swabs. Oh.
[00:07:45] Basarnas officially extended the search operation for victims of the Virgo ship
[00:07:49] Transport 8 for 7 days ahead. More complete information has joined us
[00:07:53] from Insan Suwardi and cameraman Dani Wijayanto from Trisakti Port,
[00:07:56] Banjarmasin. Insan, good afternoon. What is
[00:08:00] the SAR operation plan today? Have there been any
[00:08:03] new victims
[00:08:05] found? Yes, Anggi, if we report
[00:08:09] that we have moved to Bayangka Hospital in Banjarmasin,
[00:08:12] where if we follow, one body
[00:08:16] has been successfully secured or evacuated by PINSAR.
[00:08:21] it was reported that at 2:14 PM Central Indonesian
[00:08:24] Time, the Basarna Special Group (BSG) has
[00:08:28] successfully lifted one victim of the Virgo ship
[00:08:31] Transport 8 that ran aground in the Java
[00:08:35] Sea waters. If we look, the development was so fast,
[00:08:38] the body was immediately handled and brought using...
[00:08:42] helicopter HR3601, which at
[00:08:46] 5:30 PM Central Indonesian Time, one
[00:08:50] deceased victim from the passengers of the Kirgo
[00:08:54] Transport 8 ship has been successfully brought. We also monitored
[00:08:57] that it has entered the
[00:09:01] Bayangkara Hospital for the identification process with the PPI team.
[00:09:04] Well, if we also look, Anggi, it means that even though it has not
[00:09:08] been officially reported regarding the full identity related to
[00:09:12] the discovery of one victim, but if we follow it together,
[00:09:16] it means that Basarnas last reported that around 126 people
[00:09:19] are still declared missing. With the discovery
[00:09:22] of one person who has been successfully brought to
[00:09:26] land, it means that Basarnas at least today has
[00:09:29] successfully added one victim and will
[00:09:33] later report that 125 people are still
[00:09:36] missing. If we also follow, 108 people,
[00:09:40] 108 people have been successfully
[00:09:42] rescued and have also received medical treatment, some of
[00:09:46] whom have chosen to return to their hometowns. If we also
[00:09:49] monitor throughout the day from the SAR post at Trisakti Port,
[00:09:53] we still see some of the victims' families
[00:09:56] still choosing to stay to continue to get updates from the Basarnas
[00:10:00] team, from the company, and also from the joint
[00:10:04] team to continue monitoring whether there is
[00:10:07] any information about the discovery of their family members who are still
[00:10:10] missing. Meanwhile, we are trying to confirm with one of our colleagues who
[00:10:14] is on board the Metro TV journalist ship, Dimas Hairullah,
[00:10:18] along with Fajar Fahreza, but we have not yet received any information
[00:10:21] for the start of the salvage operation or
[00:10:25] the operation to lift the ship's body, whether it has started or not. However, the
[00:10:29] Basarnas team has informed us that the diving process
[00:10:32] continues from 10 AM local time, the diving team
[00:10:36] has successfully or continues to dive to search for potential victims
[00:10:40] who are still trapped in the ship's cargo hold. Meanwhile, the families have asked
[00:10:44] the Basarnas team and also the company from PT Virgo Karya
[00:10:47] Skipping to expand the patrol area both with sea
[00:10:51] and air fleets so that Basarnas also
[00:10:55] commits to conducting searches not only in the LKP area or
[00:10:58] the location of the sinking of the Virgo ship, but they
[00:11:02] also expand the potential of several sectors related to the hope
[00:11:05] that some of the families believe that their family members
[00:11:09] are still expected to survive, because they mentioned there
[00:11:13] is information that they believe that some of their family members have
[00:11:17] successfully saved themselves with life jackets before
[00:11:20] this ship incident capsized, so they
[00:11:23] hope that the SAR team will continue to expand the patrol area
[00:11:27] both using air and sea fleets with the hope of
[00:11:31] evacuating all victims who are still declared missing until
[00:11:34] now. Meanwhile, the DVI team also discussed that the hope
[00:11:38] for all family members who feel they have a close
[00:11:41] relationship with the victim can report to help,
[00:11:45] such as providing videos and more complete identities so that
[00:11:48] later the police DVI team will have more complete supporting
[00:11:51] data to carry out the identification process so that later
[00:11:55] the identification of all victims can be reported accurately.
[00:11:58] Anggi, Insan, thank you for the report.
[00:12:43] TNI troops successfully arrested Abdon Kisamdu, one of
[00:12:47] the leaders of the KKB Papua at No Airport,
[00:12:51] Papua Mountains.
[00:12:55] bought firearms for his group.
[00:15:42] Viewers, a mini cannabis garden was found in the yard of a civil
[00:15:46] servant in Cileunyi, Bandung Regency, West Java. Police
[00:15:50] arrested AS after finding eight cannabis plants and
[00:15:54] dozens of seedlings ready to be planted. This case was revealed
[00:15:57] after police received reports from the public regarding AS's
[00:16:00] alleged involvement in drug trafficking. Officers then
[00:16:03] followed AS from his workplace in Bandung to his friend's
[00:16:07] house. During the search, officers combed the backyard and found a mini
[00:16:11] cannabis cultivation garden. In addition to adult plants, police
[00:16:15] also found dozens of ready-to-plant seedlings. During
[00:16:18] the interrogation, AS admitted to learning cultivation techniques autodidactically
[00:16:22] through social media since May last year. The seedlings
[00:16:25] were obtained from a colleague who is now a wanted person and delivered
[00:16:28] through an intermediary. AS claimed that the cannabis was only for
[00:16:32] personal consumption, but he is still charged under the narcotics
[00:16:35] law with a maximum sentence of 20 years
[00:16:38] in prison.
[00:16:41] There are approximately 8
[00:16:44] cannabis plants that are approximately
[00:16:47] 4.5 months old, and there are
[00:16:50] 28 cannabis plants that are still approximately
[00:16:54] a few weeks old. Then,
[00:16:57] we asked for information from the person we targeted,
[00:17:01] AS, aged 49 years old. The
[00:17:04] person concerned works as a civil servant
[00:17:07] at an office in the Public Works Department in
[00:17:11] Bandung City. The income decile of the community, which is the
[00:17:14] basis for determining social assistance recipients, has sparked a wave of protests. The People's
[00:17:18] Struggle Post (Pospera) assesses that the decile data collection was carried
[00:17:22] out carelessly and does not reflect the actual economic conditions of the residents.
[00:17:26] This was conveyed by the chairman of Pospera when opening the decile complaint post in the East
[00:17:30] Jakarta area. Complaints received will later be forwarded
[00:17:34] to several other areas in DKI Jakarta to gather dozens of residents.
[00:18:07] bureaucratic levels actually make it difficult
[00:18:09] for the community.
[00:18:14] This decile is very wrong and very inappropriate,
[00:18:17] even then the data collection,
[00:18:21] in my opinion, is very wrong. Why are those who
[00:18:24] are categorized as poor
[00:18:27] people, those who have nothing, their
[00:18:31] decile score is high, their
[00:18:34] decile score is high, it's actually reversed. And in my
[00:18:38] opinion, this government, in this case,
[00:18:40] the state, failed to map
[00:18:44] the economy of the community. Yon
[00:18:48] 462 Pasgad troops and Satgas Mandala Cops TNI
[00:18:52] Habema arrested Abdon Kisamdu, one of the leaders of the KKB Papua at
[00:18:55] Nop Goliat Dekai Airport, Yahukimo, Papua Mountains.
[00:18:59] Abdon Kisamdu was arrested while trying to buy firearms for
[00:19:02] his group. Deputy Commander of KKB Hodap 35, East
[00:19:05] Pintak, Abdon Samdu was arrested on Saturday
[00:19:08] afternoon shortly after disembarking from a plane at Nop Goliat
[00:19:12] Dekai Airport, Yahukimo, Papua Mountains. Abdon
[00:19:15] Kisamdu has been known for a long time to be on the police's
[00:19:18] wanted list (DPO Mabas Polri). This arrest was made
[00:19:22] when officers learned of his presence at the airport. To TNI
[00:19:25] personnel, Abdon Kisamdu admitted that he came to Dekai Yahukimo to buy
[00:19:29] a number of firearms from someone for
[00:19:31] his group.
[00:19:36] We received information about the presence
[00:19:40] of DPO Mabes Polri
[00:19:43] so we secured the location at Nov Goliat
[00:19:46] Dekai Airport and he had just landed from Rigana
[00:19:49] R. Pak PKK YSC type B737
[00:19:53] 500. Shortly after getting off, we
[00:19:56] then separated with a focus on the target, namely Abdon
[00:19:59] Kisamdu, and successfully
[00:20:02] arrested the person concerned
[00:20:05] from the results. A quick examination
[00:20:09] in the field found information that the person concerned was
[00:20:13] there to buy weapons in the
[00:20:16] Yaukimo area. Donki Samdu will
[00:20:20] be handed over to the local police. I remind all
[00:20:23] TPNP UPM members wherever you
[00:20:26] are. We, the TNI Polri, and all law
[00:20:30] enforcement officials in eastern Indonesia will continue to pursue and arrest
[00:20:34] all perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Papua. Whether
[00:20:37] alive or dead. Four civilians
[00:20:40] died in several shooting incidents in Papua. Responding to this,
[00:20:44] TNI Commander General TNI Agos Subianto stated that handling it
[00:20:47] requires inter-agency collaboration.
[00:20:51] The TNI Commander, General Subianto, responded to a number of
[00:20:54] shooting incidents that occurred in the last few days. He believes that handling
[00:20:57] the actions of armed criminal groups (KKB) cannot
[00:21:01] be done by one party. Therefore, local governments, ministries, and
[00:21:04] institutions, as well as law enforcement teams, are deemed necessary
[00:21:07] to collaborate in handling these problems. According
[00:21:11] to Agus, the vastness of the region and the extreme geographical conditions
[00:21:14] of the mountains pose challenges in handling it in the field. Inter-agency
[00:21:17] collaboration is said to be one step to
[00:21:21] handle the KKB actions in
[00:21:22] Papua. Already
[00:21:26] deployed units
[00:21:28] in Papua, indeed, Papua's territory
[00:21:32] is very vast, right? It's not
[00:21:35] that big at all, the territory
[00:21:38] is and the territory consists of extreme
[00:21:42] mountains, right? And solving Papua, I
[00:21:45] think, is not only by the TNI, everyone must collaborate.
[00:24:51] Viewers, the SAR operation for the capsized KM Virgo Transport 8
[00:24:54] has been officially extended for 7 days from September 20,
[00:24:58] 2026. This 7-day extension was made so that
[00:25:02] the joint officers could focus more on searching for the 125
[00:25:06] are suspected of being trapped inside the ship. This decision was
[00:25:09] made after Basarnas coordinated with stakeholders and the Salvage
[00:25:13] team formed by the ship's owner.
[00:25:17] Coordination was carried out to determine the next steps in handling
[00:25:20] the ship's wreckage. Basarnas is now waiting for the results
[00:25:23] of the Salvage team's discussion before determining the next steps
[00:25:27] so that the search operation can continue according to
[00:25:30] developments in
[00:25:31] the field.
[00:25:37] this operation will be extended for 7 days
[00:25:41] ahead, right? Until 7.
[00:25:44] The consideration is that we may need a long time
[00:25:47] regarding several things, that... Yes, viewers, there
[00:25:50] has been a spotlight on social media regarding the survivors of the Virgo Transport
[00:25:54] 8 ship who claimed to have been offered a statement letter
[00:25:57] not to file a lawsuit after receiving a consolation
[00:26:00] payment. This letter
[00:26:32] claimed to have been offered 500,000 rupiah on Thursday
[00:26:35] while at the Karisma Hotel Banjarmasin.
[00:26:39] However, the victim who received the letter refused to
[00:26:42] sign it.
[00:26:44] Yes, they asked to apologize and give 5000. Is that what
[00:26:48] was given, was there a letter too?
[00:26:51] There was a letter, then the letter was torn up yesterday.
[00:26:55] Why was it torn up? I don't know. Torn up
[00:26:58] by them. If it was yesterday, did they just
[00:27:02] hand over the letter first or what?
[00:27:06] Yeah. Yes.
[00:27:08] Divide first then call to take
[00:27:12] the envelope with the money in it.
[00:27:15] Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the owner of the Virgo Transport
[00:27:18] 8 ship, Simpson Rihi, denied the existence of a document or
[00:27:22] statement letter prohibiting legal action. He called
[00:27:25] it a hoax. He also denied that the survivors
[00:27:29] were only given a token of appreciation of
[00:27:32] 500,000 rupiah.
[00:27:36] The amount of compensation we gave was much more than
[00:27:38] that, which was given by the governor, and they can ask for it again from the governor or
[00:27:42] from Virgo. From the governor, ma'am. Oh, from Virgo? So is it really
[00:27:46] 500? No, from the governor. From Virgo, we also
[00:27:49] have prepared another token of appreciation, okay?
[00:27:52] The amount will be released soon, ma'am,
[00:27:55] because we have to calculate everything, ma'am. So, it's not yet done now.
[00:27:59] So there is no statement that we will not give that. No, sir.
[00:28:03] So that letter can be said to be a hoax, right, sir? The letter that
[00:28:06] I am referring to is a hoax. The chairman of
[00:28:09] the Indonesian Consumer Forum, Tulus Abadi,
[00:28:12] sees an inconsistency in the regulations.
[00:28:14] He also questions how the supervision
[00:28:18] in the field is carried out. I think
[00:28:21] the most important thing in this context is the
[00:28:24] inconsistency of the regulations that
[00:28:27] exist in the field, for example, regarding the classification bureau,
[00:28:31] what is it like, and also how
[00:28:35] the supervision in the field has been so far, because this ship was imported
[00:28:38] from Japan, it is already 38 years old, and technically
[00:28:42] it is actually only for short-distance travel, 180
[00:28:46] kilometers, but it is used for long-distance travel, almost
[00:28:49] 500 kilometers. Now, this means there is something
[00:28:53] malfunctioning in the use of the ship that
[00:28:56] is on this Vidco Transport, why did that happen
[00:29:00] because it concerns regulations. Because the ship
[00:29:03] should not be able to pass, not be able
[00:29:06] to sail if there is no certification
[00:29:09] and, uh, what regulations released by
[00:29:13] the government. Until now, the families of the victims of the Virgo
[00:29:16] Transport 8 ship who have not been found hope that related parties
[00:29:20] will maximize the search and provide
[00:29:23] certainty. The victims' families also hope for justice for
[00:29:26] this incident. The Virgo Transport 8 ship, Surabaya-Banjarmasin route, which
[00:29:29] is 39 years old, is still in a capsized
[00:29:33] condition. This condition poses a challenge in the search
[00:29:37] operation, because it is suspected that some of the victims are still
[00:29:39] inside the wreckage of the ship. Metro
[00:29:43] TV news team.
[00:29:44] Regarding the investigation of the Virgo Ship
[00:29:49] maritime accident, there are many technical debates regarding the structure,
[00:29:52] stability, and seaworthiness of this ship to operate in our
[00:29:56] waters. To discuss this, we are joined from outside the studio by
[00:29:59] Iketut Arya, a professor of ship hydrodynamics
[00:30:03] and a professor at the ITS Faculty of Naval Technology, and
[00:30:06] Haris Muhammadun, chairman of the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI). Good
[00:30:10] evening, Professor Ketut and Mr. Haris. Good
[00:30:13] evening, Mr. Anggi.
[00:30:16] Okay, I will start with the technical aspect
[00:30:20] first with Professor. So, if the Virgo ship is said to be
[00:30:23] an ex-Japanese ship, which basically operates in waters with different
[00:30:27] wave characteristics, right? Now, when a ship like this, Professor, operates in
[00:30:31] the Java Sea, how much does the wave characteristics affect
[00:30:35] the ship's stability?
[00:30:38] Uh, well, uh, Mr. Anggi, uh, good
[00:30:41] evening, a ship is
[00:30:44] built, of course, for a certain operational area.
[00:30:48] Now, in the case of the Virgo ship, it has been
[00:30:52] reported and widely publicized as being for short
[00:30:55] distances, 180 km, and then in Indonesia
[00:30:59] it was made.