TANGERANG - Imam Masykur's cousin, Said Sulaiman, said that his nephew had been kidnapped more than once. However, at that time Imam was immediately released after his family paid Rp15 million to the perpetrator.
"Yes (twice), but it's been a long time. He's been in Jakarta for 1.5 years. So it hasn't been 2 months since he was kidnapped either. At that time he worked in someone's shop. At that time he was paid around 15 million (the ransom)," Said said when confirmed, Monday, August 28.
Said explained that when Imam Masykur was kidnapped, both the first and the second had the same method, namely being taken to a car and then beaten. After that, continued Said, the perpetrator asked for a ransom.
"It's the same if I see the same motive, the person is beaten in the car and then asks for a ransom," he said.
Said said that when the second Imam was kidnapped, the perpetrator used police attributes.
"I think he's a police officer, instead he used the attributes of the police during the arrest. That's what the witness said there, his body was built in a vest written by the police," he said.
"The first one that dropped one person immediately entered the shop, guard the pushing shop," he added.
VOIR éGALEMENT:
Imam Masykur, a man from Aceh was kidnapped at a cosmetic shop on Sandratex Street Rempoa, Ciputat, South Tangerang, August 12, at 17.00 WIB. The perpetrator is a Paspampres person.
Video of Imam's torture circulated on social media. Imam is known to have died from injuries to his body. The victim before he died had contacted his family and asked for Rp50 million in cash. The victim's voice recording contacted his family and video footage showing the victim being tortured by the perpetrator went viral on social media.
The victim's family had reported the kidnapping and torture of Imam to the Polda Metro Jaya. The report was received by the police with the Number STTLP/B/4776/VIII/2023/SPKT.
The three soldiers suspected of being involved in the case are now being detained by the Military Police of the Jaya Military Command (Pomdam). One of the perpetrators with the initials Praka RM is a member of the Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres).
Meanwhile, the other two perpetrators are suspected to be Praka O, a member of the Iskandar Muda Regional Military Command, and one other soldier is a member of the Topographic Directorate of the Indonesian Army.
Komandan Pomdam (Danpomdam) Jaya Kolonel Cpm Irsyad Hamdie Bey Anwar mengatakan tiga prajurit yang ditahan itu saat ini berstatus tersangka.
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