Police Say Victim Of Beating In Cawang Is Not A Member Of The Police, The Perpetrator Is Being Hunted

Illustration of police officers conducting investigations at the crime scene/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - A young man who was beaten by an unknown group of people (OTK) on Jalan Mayjen Sutoyo, Kramat Jati District, East Jakarta, was reportedly a member of the police.

In the video seen, the victims who tried to escape continued to be chased by the perpetrators. They beat the victim. While the rest of the residents can only watch without breaking up the chaos that occurred.

Until finally the victim managed to escape the beating by running towards the PGC Cawang intersection.

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Leo Simarmata when confirmed denied that the victim of the beating was a member of the police, but he confirmed that there was a beating that occurred.

"Not (the police were beaten), so the victims were civilians. The victims have reported to the Kramat Jati Police. Not (not the police), the victims are civilians," Kombes Leo told VOI, Wednesday, October 4.

The police are conducting an investigation by examining a number of witnesses and collecting evidence related to the incident.

"Currently we have received the report, we are processing it. We are currently reviewing it," he said

Meanwhile, the motive for the beating is not yet known. The police are pursuing the perpetrator.

"We are looking for the culprit. We are also still investigating the motive and others, but in principle we will process it, we will find the culprit," he said.