Jamsostek hands over funds to blast victims

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

State-owned PT Jamsostek has paid to the families a total of Rp 116.4 million (US$12,523) for three workers who were killed in the powerful bomb explosion in front of the Australian Embassy on Thursday.

Jamsostek's operations director Indra Haryadi handed over Rp 43.6 million to Syaefuddin through his wife Nur Qomariah before the victim's funeral at the Budhi Darma public cemetery in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Friday.

Syaefuddin was an employee of the BII Finance Center with the gross monthly salary of Rp 990,000.

Indra also gave Rp 35.7 million to Anton Sujarwo through his father Komarun in Jatibaru, Pondok Labu, South Jakarta.

Anton, a security guard at the Australian Embassy, died at the age of 23 and was not married.

Jamsostek also paid Rp 37 million to Suryadi who was employed by PT Environmental Indo Karya as a gardener at the Australian Embassy. The money was handed over to Suryadi's wife Yuni at the latter's house in Manggarai, South Jakarta

In addition, Jamsostek has so far identified 15 injured victims who were part of its social welfare plan and should receive occupational accident funds.

"We are still making contact with the injured victims' employers and families to set the time when the money will be handed over. We are trying to get them their money as soon as possible to help the victims' families," said Indra.

The 15 victims were Ramdani, employed by PT Bina Karsa Swadaya), Reza (PT Bina Karsa Swadaya), Cindy Siauw (Rabo Bank), Suwedi and Maulana (PT Tri Dharma Sakti Indah), Samin, Nani, Syarif, Sarno, Budi Santoso, all the five at PT Muialand, Satria Utami, Indria and Biswa, all the four employed by FCB Advertising), Tine (PT Para Citra Abadi) and Ani Subarni (PT Energy Equity).

The bomb blast killed at least nine and wounded more than 160 others.