Chronology of Iqbaal Ramadhan's Sensational Incident on Jakarta's Commuter Train: Guarded by 6 Bodyguards and Writes an Apology

Kapanlagi.com - Today, Wednesday (5/2), an extraordinary commotion occurred at Gondangdia Station, Jakarta. Not without reason, apparently the MILEA: SUARA DARI DILAN team was conducting a promotional activity on the Commuter Line train. At that moment, the main star, Iqbaal Ramadhan was also present.

However, it must be admitted that the atmosphere was chaotic on that occasion. Even Iqbaal had to write a serious apology on his Instagram account.

Many must be wondering, what actually happened there? For those of you who missed the news, here is the detailed chronology..

1. Arriving Late

Iqbaal Ramadhan © KapanLagi/Budy Santoso

According to the schedule, the media crew has been waiting for the arrival of the actors and crew from MILEA: SUARA DARI DILAN at Gondangdia Station. One of their main targets is Iqbaal.

However, in reality, the media crew had to be patient and wait for almost 2 hours. The reason is that Iqbaal arrived late due to other activities that could not be left behind. The media crew has been waiting since 13:00, while Iqbaal only arrived at 14:30.

2. Received Tight Escort from Bodyguards

Iqbaal Ramadhan © KapanLagi/Budy Santoso

Upon Iqbaal's arrival at the location, the public immediately went wild and swarmed their idol. At that moment, Iqbaal was seen wearing a mask like Korean artists when they are at the airport.

Another thing that caught attention was that he received such tight escort. How could it not, there were about 6 bodyguards hired just to guard Iqbaal from mischievous fans. 

3. Getting Off the Commuter Line

©:KapanLagi.cm/Budy Santoso

Iqbaal and the crew then boarded the Jakarta-Bogor commuter line to undergo the film promotion process as scheduled. The media crew also joined, not to mention other passengers and fans who deliberately boarded just to see their idol up close. As a result, the atmosphere inside the commuter line was so crowded.

In the middle of the journey, suddenly Iqbaal, Debo Andryos, and Giulio Parengkuan were no longer seen inside the commuter line. Upon investigation, the three of them had gotten off and quickly got into a car to go to another destination. This immediately made the media crew confused and wondering. What could be the reason for this?

4. Clarification and Apology from Iqbaal Ramadhan

Apology from Iqbaal Ramadhan © Instagram/iqbaal.e

Shortly after that, Iqbaal made a clarification and apology through his IG Story. It turns out the 20-year-old boy deliberately got off the commuter line because he felt guilty for disturbing the comfort of other commuter passengers.

"Good evening, friends. Today, the promotional activities I did made me feel VERY guilty. I felt like I was disturbing the safety and comfort of commuter users. We, the cast, were put on a public passenger train together with a large number of media personnel. On a personal note, I feel very guilty for disturbing and taking up space of fellow commuter users for commercial purposes.

I want to apologize to the Jakarta-Bogor commuter users who have felt disturbed by the promotional activities during rush hour. I also apologize to the media friends who had to squeeze and feel uncomfortable due to the lack of proper space to take pictures inside the train cars. Most importantly, I apologize to the fans who came to Bogor and waited for me for the promotion there. Hopefully, we will meet at another time.

Once again, on a personal note, I sincerely apologize. I hope that the friends who crossed paths with me earlier arrived home safely and comfortably," Iqbaal wrote in his post.

5. PH's Permission Already Obtained

Iqbaal Ramadhan © KapanLagi/Budy Santoso

The media then contacted Dinda Kamil as Iqbal's manager regarding this issue. Dinda explained that the decision was made because the artist felt guilty for disturbing public activities for the sake of promoting his film.

"As Iqbaal has already posted, the incident happened simultaneously with the general passengers, which means it disrupted their activities. Iqbaal posted it out of guilt because he felt he had caused a disturbance. As we know, the train was crowded, and we also had our team with us, so the space was eventually used for other purposes that could be done elsewhere," explained Dinda.

Furthermore, Iqbaal's action was said to be a mutual agreement with the Production House. "Actually, it was my decision for Iqbaal not to participate in the promotion in Bogor, and it was with the permission of the PH. I have contacted them and seen their unpreparedness if we had to switch to a car. We have our own security team, but what has been planned cannot be accommodated on-site," she concluded.

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