Police Arrest 9 Perpetrators Of Voice Box Destruction In Jambi

JAMBI - Jambi Regional Police (Polda) arrested nine suspects who vandalized ballot boxes at five polling stations (TPS) in Sungai Penuh City.

Direktur Ditreskrimum Polda Jambi Kombes Andri Ananta Yudhistira mengatakan keempat pelaku akhirnya menyerahkan diri ke Polres Kerinci setelah berusaha kabur ke provinsi tetangga.

"A total of nine suspected perpetrators have been arrested," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 4.

The four suspects have surrendered to the Kerinci YP, EG, DK and JH Police. After examining and developing the perpetrators, several other perpetrators will be found and will be held accountable for their actions.

Currently, he said, the HG perpetrator has been included in the list of suspects, the police are pursuing him.

"This HG is separate from the nine who have been named as suspects starting. He was named a suspect after the development of information from the previous perpetrators," he said.

Of the nine suspected perpetrators, one suspect first surrendered to the Kerinci Police after the rioting. Furthermore, four suspected perpetrators were arrested by police personnel on Sunday (1/12).

TPS which was damaged during the 2024 Pilkada, namely TPS 02 in Renah Kayu Embun Village, Kumun Debai, TPS 01 Koto Limau Manis Village, TPS 01 Dujung Sakti Village, TPS 01 Permai Indah Village and TPS 02 Koto Duo Village.