Crime roundup: death of resident in Pejompongan to stabbing
A number of criminal incidents occurred in the DKI Jakarta area on Friday (28/8), ranging from Polda Metro Jaya revealing the chronology of the death of a resident in the unrest that occurred in the Pejompongan area, Central Jakarta, to the Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit arresting a stabbing perpetrator in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.
Polda Metro Jaya revealed the chronology of the death of a resident in the unrest that occurred in the Pejompongan area, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (27/8). Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, said that the evacuation process for the victim could not be carried out carelessly.
Polda Metro Jaya detained 322 people suspected of being involved in the riots and destruction of public facilities following a demonstration in front of the DPR/MPR Building, Jakarta, on Thursday (27/8). “Based on the data collection results, 322 people were detained for examination. The examination was conducted to determine the involvement and role of each based on the available facts and evidence,” said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, at a press conference in Jakarta on Friday.
The Tanjung Priok Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested a stabbing perpetrator in an incident on Jalan Bugis, precisely in front of a coffee shop in Kebon Bawang Village, Tanjung Priok District, North Jakarta, in the early hours of Thursday (27/8). “The perpetrator with the initials A was caught stabbing the victim with the initials AH (49), a resident of Jalan Swadaya, Kebon Bawang, Tanjung Priok. The incident occurred on Thursday (27/8) at 02.00 WIB,” said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Tanjung Priok Police, AKP Handam Samudro, in Jakarta on Friday.
The South Jakarta District Court judge rejected the pre-trial motion of former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah regarding the legality of the forced measure of naming him a suspect in an alleged money laundering case. “Adjudicating, rejecting the petitioner’s pre-trial motion in its entirety,” said sole judge Richard Edwin Basoeki in the reading of the pre-trial decision at the South Jakarta District Court on Friday.
Polda Metro Jaya stated that the acts of destruction and arson in the Senayan area, Jakarta, on Thursday (27/8) evening were the work of a group of rioters or disruptors of public security and order. Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, explained that the situation around the DPR/MPR RI Building had heated up towards Wednesday (27/8) evening due to the actions of a follow-up mass that no longer aimed to convey aspirations.