Parking Attendant In South Jakarta Admits Journalists, Palak Trader Warung Kelontong

JAKARTA - Two men with the initials S and D were almost judged by the masses after being suspected of blaming them to a grocery store belonging to WWT. The modus operandi of the two perpetrators is to claim to be journalists.

Pesanggrahan Police Chief AKP Kresna Ajie Perkasa said the incident occurred on Jalan H. Maisin, Petukangan Selatan, Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, Wednesday, October 30, evening.

"So for brother S he went viral on Instagram which was almost judged by the masses. His profession turned out to be a parking attendant, but claimed to be a journalist," Kresna said when confirmed, Thursday, October 31.

Kresna explained that the incident began when a shop owned by WWT was visited by S and his friends using two motorbikes.

Shortly thereafter, he took out a cellphone and recorded a video at a shop owned by WWT. Knowing this, WWT witnesses reprimanded S and his colleagues.

"What does it mean and the purpose of taking videos at his shop," Kresna said, imitating WWT

"S said that he was a journalist and was investigating the alleged hoarding of subsidized fuel," added Kresna, imitating.

On that basis, witness WWT asked for S's identity as a journalist. However, the perpetrator could not show his identity.

Then another perpetrator, D, came to the WWT grocery store. He also claimed to be a journalist. The same thing was asked by the witness for his identity as a journalist.

"D did not show his Press Member Card, considering that many people had come out of nowhere, there were screams that came from the masses that D and S were suspected of having committed acts of extortion by asking traders not far from the scene," he said.

Hearing the screams, D and two of his FI and AM colleagues managed to escape. But for perpetrator S, residents can be secured.

The police who received the information went directly to the scene. Perpetrator S was immediately secured to the Pesanggrahan Police.

"S was taken and secured to the Pesanggrahan Police and not long after, he was delivered by the South Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit to the Pesanggrahan Police," he said.