Owners Of Fish Bombs Who Are Afraid Of Brothers To Sign The Land Of Heritage Sale Certificate Arrested By Police

Head Of Criminal Investigation Unit Of Pariaman Police AKP Muhammad Arvi

PARIAMAN - The Pariaman City Resort Police (Polres), West Sumatra arrested a man with the initials J (53) who was suspected of being the perpetrator of the fish bomb possession used to intimidate his brother.

"On Thursday (6/7) at around 17.00 WIB, we arrested a man suspected of committing a crime without permission to have explosives," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Pariaman Police AKP Muhammad Arvi in Pariaman, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, July 6.

From the suspect's confession, 10 fish bombs were brought from Sibolga, North Sumatra wrapped in cardboard. The bomb was stored in a shop next to SDN 08, Apar Village, North Pariaman District.

The bomb, he continued, was used by J to scare his brother because he did not want to sign the sale and purchase of heirloom land, namely assets inherited from generation to generation.

"Based on the results of the examination which was also accompanied by Densus 88 against the suspect, there were no indications of terrorism and terrorism networks", he said.

At the time of the arrest, J was cutting his hair behind his friend's house but saw the suspect's officers trying to escape into the swamp.

Even though he had been given warning shots, J still tried to escape, so the police paralyzed him with hot lead.

"Strict action was taken measured with a shot at the suspect's leg where a warning shot had previously been given," he said.

After that, he continued, the suspect was immediately taken to Pariaman Hospital for medical treatment and at around 19:00 WIB J he was taken to the Pariaman Police Station for examination.

Previously, the West Sumatra Regional Police (Polda) firmly denied the discovery of a homemade bomb in Apar Village, Pariaman City, as it was found to coincide with the 77th Bhayangkara Day or July 1, 2023.

"It's a homemade bomb to catch fish or fish bombs. We have destroyed the homemade bomb," said Head of Public Relations of the West Sumatra Police, Kombes Dwi Sulistyawan.