Metro Police Arrest 2 Sympathizers Of SYL Who Beat TV Journalists

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya arrested two suspects in the alleged beating of a cameraman at a private TV station,tenya Vimala, which occurred after reading the verdicts of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL at the Central Jakarta District Court. Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi called the two suspects who had been arrested with the initials MNM (54) and S (49). "Two suspects were arrested on the same day or 12 July. In the beating, the suspect MNM was suspected of beating. While S was suspected of kicking and destroying the camera. "Two people who have been arrested have been arrested as suspects and since 13 July have been detained for alleged criminal acts of beating or violence together in public," he said. "Furthermore, the alleged act of persecution was being processed while the investigators of the Jatanras Ditreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya were accompanied by files collected again with barbuk witnesses' statements so that the incident became more complete and intact," continued Ade. In this case, the two SYL sympathizers were suspected of beating Article 170 KUHP suspected of alleged criminal acts of beatings in public against people and goods. They were threatened with a penalty of 5 years and 6 months in prison. Meanwhile, the alleged acts of persecution began while other journalists were waiting for SYL outside the courtroom. However, the former Minister of Agriculture supporters had already agreed with the mass organization, so that the other TV children also asked to open the way.," he continued.

As a result of the chaos, many journalists were caught. In fact, some of the work equipment was damaged. Regarding the violence experienced by Shagkarya, it was said that at that time there were three SYL supporters who chased him. Then, one of them kicked him. "Then the mass organization came to me, trying to beat and beat him," saidtipya.