Clean-up fraud

From Warta Kota

In connection with the claim by certain parties -- Indonesia Asri, Jakarta Asri and the Indonesia-Australia Action Committee (IACT) -- that the Clean Up Indonesia/Indonesia Bersih program is part of their activities, I must clarify the matter as follows.

Clean Up Indonesia/Indonesia Bersih is fully under the auspices of Yayasan Indonesia Bersih (the Clean Up Indonesia Foundation) and has no relationship whatsoever with the other parties.

The launch of the activity in Panaruban, Subang, on June 25, and the Clean Up Indonesia Day program at Gelora Bung Karno on Aug. 8, are solely activities of Clean Up Indonesia/Indonesia Bersih.

In regard to fundraising, Clean Up Indonesia/Indonesia Bersih has never asked for cash donations from donors and no clean up activities will take place from Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.

The inclusion of the names of Hanafi Sofyan Guciano, Rizki Salamun and M. Tech in the IACT/Indonesia Asri team is illegal because it was done without permission of the persons concerned.

Therefore, I would like to warn the public to watch out for such fraudulent fund-raising activities.

AM SHALAHUDDIN Coordinator Secretariat Clean Up Indonesia Jakarta