Jakarta – Viral on social media has said a woman that he was asked for RP. 700 thousand for holding an opportunity at the Bogor Botanical Gardens. The Bogor botanical gardens denied that there was extortion. Judging by AFP of the viral video, Tuesday (8/19/2025), the woman said she was making an office event in the Bogor Botanical Gardens. The woman said her staff was asked to pay RP. 15 thousand per person. “So yesterday I made an office opportunity in the Bogor Botanical Gardens, so when I played, I see my staff, my assistant, where is it? Then my staff said, he was brought security. He said we should pay again. 15,000 per person, because we brought food from outside, ‘a woman said in a viral video. Browse to continue with content “as there are rules to pay RP. 15,000 per person because we bring food from outside,” he said again. Zaenal Arifin, general manager of corporate communications at PT Mitra Natura Raya, has been confirmed separately as a strategic partner Brin manager of the Bogor Botanical Gardens. Zaenal denied that there was extortion on KRB. “On this occasion, I want to provide clarity related to the circulation of viral videos that friends can already know, related to extortion in the Bogor Botanical Gardens. We want to convey that there is no extortion; there is once again no extortion in the Bogor Botanical Gardens,” Zaenal told reporters. Zaenal said the incident happened last Monday (11/8). He said the presence of security to question the activities held because there was no notice to the CRB manager. “It was the incident on Monday the 11th (August), a week ago. There was a group of communities who wanted to hold an opportunity, and there was no confirmation to the manager of the Botanical Gardens to keep an opportunity on the spot,” Zaenal said. “At the time, we, from security officers, questioned what activities were going on, and of course we had very clear rules, if there were groups or communities that wanted to keep events in the botanical gardens,” he added. KRB, says Zaenal, tried to contact the woman in a viral video, but there was no response. Zaenal said he would take determined against the parties who practiced extortion on KRB. “Just this morning we got information about the viral video, of course some of the botanical gardens responded directly. Respond to give an explanation to the person concerned, but until this afternoon there was no response,” Zaenal said. “We will take a fixed steps at any party that is inside or external that performs blackening actions in the botanical garden area, to provide a sense of safety and comfort to visitors, the ease of visitors is the most important thing for us,” he added. (Sol/WHN)
Viral women call the extortion of events in the Bogor Botanical Gardens, Tepis driver
