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        "id": 1755189,
        "msgid": "lampung-police-chiefs-response-shooting-on-the-spot-is-not-a-solution-to-the-surge-in-mugging-1779542593",
        "date": "2026-05-21 16:51:08",
        "title": "Lampung Police Chief's Response: Shooting on the Spot Is Not a Solution to the Surge in Mugging",
        "author": "Singgih Wiryono",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Amnesty International Indonesia warns that shooting suspects on the spot would violate the right to life and due process. The statement responds to Lampung Police Chief Helfi Assegaf's instruction to shoot on the spot, stressing that such acts cannot be justified as policy and may amount to extrajudicial killing, according to human rights advocates.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, Kompas.com \u2013 Deputy Director of Amnesty International\nIndonesia, Wirya Adiwena, said that shooting on the spot to address the\ncrime of street robbery is not a solution to the rising crime. \u2018Robbery\nis a serious crime that often claims the lives of members of the public\nand not least police officers. However, the instruction to shoot on the\nspot is not a solution to the spread of mugging in society,\u2019 Wirya said\nin a statement on Thursday, 21 May 2026. He made the remarks in response\nto Lampung Police Chief, Inspector General Helfi Assegaf, who asked his\nranks to shoot on the spot the perpetrators of mugging. \u2018Shooting on the\nspot not only violates the right to life but also breaks the due process\nthat police should carry out in accordance with the principles of a fair\ntrial,\u2019 he said. Wirya emphasised that the instruction to shoot on the\nspot by the Lampung Police Chief should not be seen as an act of revenge\nfor the death of Lampung Police personnel Arya Supena. \u2018The order to\nshoot on the spot is a form of killing legitimised outside the legal\nprocess,\u2019 he added. According to Pigai, the act of shooting to death\nwithout due process contravenes the principles of human rights. \u2018I do\nnot permit people to be shot without clear procedures and due process. A\nmugger should not be shot directly on the spot. The words \u2019shoot\ndirectly on the spot\u2019 are contrary in principle to human rights,\u2019 Pigai\nsaid in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday (20 May 2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lampung-police-chiefs-response-shooting-on-the-spot-is-not-a-solution-to-the-surge-in-mugging-1779542593",
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