Electric Motorcycle Rider Assaulted in South Jakarta While Attempting Battery Swap

An incident of alleged assault has gone viral on social media. In the circulating video footage, the victim and the alleged perpetrator were involved in a verbal altercation while the victim was attempting to swap an electric motorcycle battery, but the perpetrator blocked the process claiming the swap station had closed.

In the video, the victim recorded the encounter, stating that the alleged perpetrator was closing the swap station location because someone was sleeping near the facility. A heated argument ensued between the victim and the alleged perpetrator.

“I want to swap, so what? What is your problem?” the victim said while recording.

“It closes at 12,” the alleged perpetrator replied.

“But the swap function still works, so why?” the victim countered.

“It closes at 12,” the alleged perpetrator repeated.

“This is a public place; you shouldn’t use it for sleeping,” the victim remarked.

The dispute escalated when the alleged perpetrator attempted to push the victim and reportedly swung a punch at them.

When asked for confirmation, the Head of Public Relations for the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKP Joko, confirmed the alleged assault incident. He stated that the victim has filed a formal police report.

“The victim has come to the Setiabudi Police Sector and has filed a police report regarding the alleged assault,” Joko explained when contacted on Tuesday (2/6/2026).

Joko added that the case is currently being handled by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Setiabudi Police Sector, though he has not yet provided specific details regarding the full chronology of the case.