Denpasar, VIVA \u2013 Bali Governor Wayan Koster has clarified an old\nvideo clip that has gone viral again on social media, showing him saying\n\u201cbe quiet\u201d during a building clearance operation at Bingin Beach, Badung\nRegency.<\/p>\n
\u201cAh, this is a clipped video from when I was carrying out the\nclearance of unlawful buildings occupying state-owned land at Bingin\nBeach,\u201d Koster said in Denpasar on Monday.<\/p>\n
Koster explained that the remark was made whilst he was leading the\ndemolition of a row of villas, restaurants and bars deemed to be in\nbreach of regulations in the coastal area.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in high spirits to enforce order, I said it was not allowed,\nthey had to be demolished \u2014 the bars and the restaurants too \u2014 you have\nto do it with high spirits, demolish them because they broke the rules,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n
According to Koster, the video clip was taken when a local resident\ninterrupted the clearance process by asking about the fate of workers\naffected by the demolition of the tourism facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the clearance process, someone interjected, saying, \u2018Sir, is\nthe government thinking about the workers?\u2019 So I said, \u2018Be quiet, we are\nbusy thinking about the demolition and you are asking about the workers\n\u2014 there will be time to think about the workers later,\u2019\u201d he\nrecounted.<\/p>\n
Koster believes the recording was recirculated as a clipped fragment,\nso the full context of the conversation is not visible, creating the\nperception that he was acting emotionally.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe context was made to look as if I was berating someone, but it\u2019s\nfine, let people judge it that way. I remain patient,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The video that has resurfaced is documentation of a building\nclearance operation in the Bingin Beach area, Pecatu Village, South Kuta\nDistrict, Badung Regency, on 21 July 2025 \u2014 not a new incident from\nSeptember 2026.<\/p>\n
During that operation, the Bali Provincial Government, together with\nthe local regional government, cleared buildings deemed to violate\nregulations in the Bingin Beach coastal area.<\/p>\n
The clearance covered 48 buildings said to be in breach of the rules\nand located in an area whose use must comply with applicable\nprovisions.<\/p>\n
The Bali Provincial Government carried out the clearance to restore\nthe function of state-owned land and to enforce the rules governing the\nuse of coastal areas.<\/p>\n
In that context, Koster said the government continues to pay\nattention to the plight of affected workers, but the clearance of\nbuildings that violate the rules still had to be carried out. (Ant)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bali-governor-wayan-koster-speaks-out-over-viral-be-quiet-video-1788778356", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }