Jakarta Metropolitan Police Internal Affairs Unit Visits Cipinang Petrol Station Over Assault Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) — The Professional and Security Affairs division (Propam) of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police visited Petrol Station (SPBU) 3413901 in Cipinang, East Jakarta, in connection with an alleged assault on station employees by a member of the security apparatus.
“Propam from the Jakarta Metropolitan Police came here earlier at around 4.00pm Western Indonesian Time, requesting information regarding the CCTV footage,” said Mukhlisin (38), a staff member at SPBU 3413901, when met at the Cipinang petrol station in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, on Monday.
Three employees of SPBU 3413901 in the Cipinang area of Pulogadung, East Jakarta, have officially reported the alleged assault they suffered to the police.
Shortly after the report was filed, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Internal Affairs unit immediately visited the location to gather information.
The alleged assault occurred on Sunday (22 February) at approximately 10.00pm Western Indonesian Time. The petrol station filed its report with the Pulogadung Sectoral Police on Monday morning at around 9.00am.
According to Mukhlisin, the police response was swift. After the report was received, the victims were immediately directed to undergo medical examinations for investigative purposes at the Police Hospital in Kramat Jati.
“The response was excellent, immediate. They were sent straight for medical examinations at the Police Hospital in Kramat Jati and the case was processed right away,” Mukhlisin said.
Beyond that, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Internal Affairs unit also went directly to the petrol station to follow up on the information and video footage of the incident that had circulated on social media.
Contacted separately, the owner of SPBU 3413901, Ernesta, said she had directly reported the assault on her employees to the Pulogadung Sectoral Police.
Ernesta expressed her hope that the police would follow up on the case and that the perpetrator would be punished to prevent similar incidents from occurring.
“I simply want justice for my employees who were beaten,” Ernesta said.
Previously, three employees of SPBU 3413901 in Cipinang, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, were allegedly the victims of an assault by a member of the security forces.
The incident took place on Sunday (22 February) at approximately 10.00pm Western Indonesian Time, when a customer arrived to fill up with Pertalite fuel.
In accordance with standard operating procedures, the attendant refused to dispense Pertalite and offered an alternative solution.
However, the refusal allegedly provoked the customer’s anger. An altercation ensued and culminated in the alleged violent assault on three petrol station employees.
There were three victims in total — one staff member and two operators. They were Ahmad Khoirul Anam, who had worked approximately five years as a staff member; Lukmanul Hakim, an operator who had only been working for six months after graduating from vocational school; and Abud Mahmudin, an operator with around four years of service.