Viral Influencer Accuses One of the Cat Lover Communities of Embezzling Donation Funds, Here's the Timeline

Kapanlagi.com - Recently, one of the influencers and animal lovers activists, Kristian Adi Wibowo aka Joshua Pale, accused a foundation owned by Bimbim, an animal lover, of embezzling donation funds worth Rp 3 billion. This is because Bimbim is said to be not transparent about the donation.

"There is a community where they raise donations, led by Bimbim or Wahyu Winono. He accepts donations into his personal account. And it has never been audited," said Kristian Adi Wibowo's representative Razman, the lawyer, during a press conference in Epicentrum, South Jakarta, recently.

Therefore, to respond to the allegations, Bimbim or Wahyu Winono, the Founder of Cat Lovers in The World (CLOW), spoke up and clarified to question the alleged embezzlement of funds. Although he admitted not knowing the exact total amount raised from the fundraising, Bimbim estimated that the collected funds could reach hundreds of millions, once again emphasizing that he only received Rp 75 million, in accordance with the contract.

"I had a contract in February for fundraising for the Tomohon cat house. From that letter, I only received Rp 75 million," said Bimbim when met in Ampera, South Jakarta, on Thursday (30/7) afternoon.

1. Login to Personal Account

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The bespectacled man also explained that the funds given by Kitabisa went directly into his personal account. In addition, Bimbim also stated that it is impossible for donor data to be shared publicly without permission from the donor himself.

"Because Kitabisa has already surveyed the building I made. But the funds are not purely from public donation contributions. I received sponsorship from several individuals with substantial funds, and the reports go directly to the donor. We also cannot publish unless the donor requests it," he said.

2. Not Only This Time

Apparently, the baseless accusations from Joshua Pale, according to Bimbim, are not just happening this time. Previously, he was also accused of accepting a bribe of Rp25 million from a case in Samarinda, but when Bimbim asked for clarification, Joshua could not provide an explanation.

"I was handling a case in Samarinda where a cat was bitten by a pitbull owned by someone. And it was recorded live. I have not received any bribe until today. I even asked him (Joshua) to prove it, because things like that are sensitive," he concluded.

(kpl/irf/frs)