Ministry of Human Rights is investigating alleged exploitation of former Taman Safari Circus Players

Jakarta – The Ministry of Human Rights (HAM) will mention the Safari Park related to the alleged exploitation of a number of former Oriental Circus Indonesia (OCI) players. The summons was carried out to clear and act in the future. It was transferred by Wamen Ham Mugiyanto after receiving an audience with former OCI Circus players in his office on Tuesday (4/15/2025). He accepted the complaints of the OCI Circus players who received violence against alleged slavery. “Yesterday I received an audience of the victims of violence, harassment and alleged slavery. From the information that the victims of all these women were allegedly human rights offenses. This incident was at the place where they worked, a Circus Entertainment management,” Mugiyanto said in his charge on his official Instagram (4/16/2025). Browse to continue with Kemenham content, will call Safari Park. The summons was to listen to the explanation of the two parties. “@Kenterian_ham will mention the parties that are believed to be related to this violence to hear the statement to take the right steps for fulfilling the rights of the victims and prevent the repetition of the same case,” he said. In the video uploaded by Mugiyanto, Kemenham will also consider the spiritual recovery of the victims. This was done so that there were no cases of repeated violence. “One of the guidelines for us at the Ministry of Human Rights, we look at how of psychological spiritual recovery. It is important to ensure that it does not repeat. So that our brothers who are still working no longer experience mothers in the past,” he said. Taman Safari opened the voice of the commissioner of Taman Safari Indonesia Tony Sumampouw, emphasized that the alleged torture case was in connection with the Indonesian Safari Park. He denied the torture of the OCI Circus players. “It has nothing to do with Taman Safari, how is the Safari Park, that’s one. The two circus, and the circus of the circus must also make a statement that it does not exist,” he said. Tony also questioned the testimony of alleged violence. He was surprised that the victim had now opened this case again. “Why did he not submit to the police like that. And this case is not new, the case was long, why now,” Tony says. Look fully on the next page. Oriental Circus Indonesia and Taman Safari Oriental Circus Indonesia have a long history in Indonesia. The founder of OCI and Taman Safari, namely Hadi Manansang. Hadi founded OCI first. About 1963-1964, Hadi formed an acrobatal star and plastic girl. Three years later, there was an Oriental performance that changed his name to Eastern Circus Indonesia in 1972. Everything related to this circus performance was prepared by Hadi and his children. Beginning of circus players, exercise animals, sewing tents, consumption, equipment and licensing upliftment. From Hadi’s circus and love for animals, he made Indonesian Safari Park. “My parents’ love for employees and thus creates Safari Park so that employees can keep working and increase their universities. The first time was open, it was asked whether they should be business or preservation (protection), and my parents both answered. 50% of the business, 50% more conservation,” Jansen Mananan said, quoted by detikfinance. The existence of Taman Safari Indonesia is also inseparable from the Ringling Brother Circus, which is the inspiration of the Manansang family to carry out the circus attraction. Where, they want to make a container like Ringling Brother’s Winter Quarters, who breed animals during the winter to be trained to be ready to reappear in the coming season. “Let us think that all animals will stop and start to increase during the rainy season, that is our initial goal in the development of circus,” Tony explained. “But God has chosen a different way for all of us. At that time, my hands were bitten by a tiger. Since then, the church has sent us to Australia for treatment. There we visited safari. From there, parents think why we don’t build a Safari park in Indonesia, ‘he added. Until time over time, Taman Safari Indonesia has developed to make other units such as Taman Safari Indonesia II in Prigen, Bali Safari & Marine Park in Gianyar, Batang Dolphin Center and Jakarta Aquarium. HOEGENG AWARD 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here