Police to Hold Case Conference on Fatal Kemayoran Boarding House Fire

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Central Jakarta Metro Police will soon hold a case review to determine a suspect in the investigation of a boarding house fire in the Kemayoran area that killed one person.

Head of the Central Jakarta Metro Police Public Relations Section, Iptu Erlyn Sumantri, said investigators are still completing the investigation process after receiving laboratory test results.

“We are still in the process of determining a suspect, because the lab results have only just come in,” Erlyn said in a statement received in Jakarta on Thursday.

According to her, before the case review is held, investigators will request expert testimony from forensic specialists at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) regarding the autopsy results of the victim.

In addition, investigators will also examine a criminal law expert to complete the investigative process.

Erlyn said that once all testimony and evidence are deemed sufficient, investigators will hold a case review to determine the next legal steps, including naming a suspect.

“The follow-up plan is that investigators will send a letter appointing a forensic expert witness from RSCM to testify regarding the autopsy results of the victim, then conduct an examination of a criminal law expert, and hold a case review to name a suspect,” she said.

When asked about allegations circulating on social media that the fire was deliberately set as an attempted murder, Erlyn did not confirm the information.

She stressed that investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire.

The fire previously broke out at a boarding house in the Kemayoran area of Central Jakarta in April, resulting in one fatality.

The case is still under investigation by Central Jakarta Metro Police to uncover the cause of the fire and to determine whether there is any criminal element in the incident.

“The preliminary inquiry is still ongoing; a case review will be held soon,” she said.