PB Parfi Congress Acceleration Canceled, Senior Members Call It Invalid

Kapanlagi.com - The plan for the Acceleration Congress of the Indonesian Film Artists Association (Parfi) organized by the Central Board (PB) of Parfi for the 2020-2025 period at the Pomelotel Hotel, South Jakarta, on Monday (23/12/2024), has been forced to be canceled. This decision came after hundreds of senior Parfi members expressed objections and deemed the congress illegal.

Among the senior members opposing the acceleration of the congress are Syaiful Amri, Mutiara Sani, Elkie Kwee, and Kamil Marvin. They believe there is no urgent reason, either internally or externally, that necessitates the acceleration of the congress.

“We believe that there is nothing urgent internally or externally. That there has never been a legitimate AD/ART of Parfi according to the law, because no AD/ART of Parfi has ever been ratified in a congress,” according to a written statement read before the congress participants.

1. Invite All Members to Unite Again

Parfi Congress © KapanLagi.com/Sahal Fadhli

The atmosphere heated up as the debate began in the congress arena. After a long discussion, the congress participants finally decided by acclamation that the legitimate congress would be held in April 2025. Kamil Marvin was appointed as caretaker until the official congress is held.

“I agree to the caretaker. Therefore, the PB today no longer needs to be the management of Parfi. The management of Parfi is the caretaker Bang Kamil,” asserted the Secretary General of PB Parfi, Gusti Randa, in front of Parfi members.

As caretaker, Kamil Marvin is committed to preparing the organizing committee for the upcoming congress. He also invites all Parfi members who have been separated to unite again to improve the organization.

“I will open the door wide for friends who are outside, they must return to Parfi and let’s fix Parfi together,” said Kamil Marvin.

He also emphasized that the concrete steps he will take are to conduct internal reconciliation. Kamil hopes that the new PB Parfi will be able to accommodate all members' aspirations without favoritism.

“The new PB Parfi must accommodate all aspirations from members, there should be no favoritism. No friends should be forgotten,” he continued.

2. Sharp Criticism from Ki Kusumo

On the other hand, Ki Kusumo, one of the senior members of Parfi, launched sharp criticism against this expedited congress. He called the event a farce because it violated the organization's rules.

“Today Parfi is holding something amusing. Why do I say amusing? Because the event is something that, in my opinion, violates the bylaws,” said this seasoned producer and actor.

Ki Kusumo also questioned the urgency of the expedited congress, which seemed sudden and without clear reasons. He felt that something was being hidden by the organizers.

“Why the urgency? It should be clear. There’s no urgency at all, suddenly there’s an acceleration. So there’s a question mark, what’s going on?” he said with a tone of astonishment.

Ki Kusumo suspects there is a hidden agenda behind this expedited congress. However, he assured that he and other loyal Parfi members would still attend to fight for the truth and integrity of the organization.

“Therefore, I and the loyal Parfi members who love the truth of the organization, came to this congress which we consider illegal,” he concluded.

(kpl/aal/phi)