Depok‘s Firefighting Agency Explains Unrenewed Contract for Sandi Butar Butar
Depok, Indonesia – The Head of the Operational Control and Rescue Division at the Depok Fire and Rescue Department ( tzv ‘Damkar’), Tesy Haryanti, has clarified the reasons behind the non-renewal of contract Sandi Butar Butar. Sandi Butar Butar gained viral attention after posting a ‘room tour’ of damaged firefighting equipment, alleging suspected corruption within the department.
"Earlier, there were questions about why his contract was not renewed. We clarify that his contract was not renewed because it had reached the end of its validity period," Tesy explained to reporters on Tuesday (7/1/2025).
She further explained that the decision was also based on internal evaluations conducted annually at the Depok Fire and Rescue Department. "Based on our annual performance evaluations, we decided not to renew his contract," she added.
The non-renewal of Sandi’s contract was officially communicated in a Certificate of Service Letter No. 800/140/PKTT/PO.DAMKAR/I/2024 issued by the Depok Disaster Mitigation Agency. The letter states that his contract was not renewed due to the completion of his contract period from November 10, 2015, to December 31, 2024.
Tesy confirmed that two other firefighters also had their contracts not renewed, and all three were informed of the decision through both notification letters and the service certificates. She emphasized that the non-renewal was due to the completion of their contract periods and was not an isolated incident.
