Two TransJakarta Masturbators Are Suspects

JAKARTA - Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of North Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Onkoseno Grandiarso Sukahar said that the two perpetrators of masturbation in a TransJakarta bus with initials HW and FTR, were officially named suspects.

"He is a suspect," he said when contacted by the media, Saturday, January 17, 2026.

The determination of the suspect was carried out after investigators examined the perpetrators, collected witness statements, and secured evidence related to the incident.

Onkoneso said, both of them were charged with Article 406 of the National Criminal Code (KUHP) regarding indecent acts in public.

"It is punishable under Article 406 of the National Criminal Code for indecent acts in public," he said.

Previously, the Criminal Investigation Unit (Satreskrim) of the North Jakarta Metro Police confirmed the arrest of two men who committed sexual assault that occurred on a Transjakarta bus in the Gedong Panjang Port Toll Road area, Penjaringan District, North Jakarta.

The two perpetrators, with initials HW and FTR, are a same-sex couple who committed indecent acts in a public place.

"We have secured two men with initials HW and FTR. Both are suspected of committing indecent acts in public spaces that caused a woman to be a victim," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of North Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Onkoseno Grandiarso Sukahar.