Head Of Aceh PP PP Ahmad Yani Denies Torturing Many Islanders' Dogs

ACEH - The head of the Civil Service and Wilayatul Hisbah Police Unit, Aceh Singkil Regency, Ahmad Yani, denied that his party had tortured a dog that was secured from a tourist location on Pulau Banyak.

"There was no torture carried out by members in the field, the dog is thought to have died from stress after being secured by members when it was brought to the mainland," said Ahmad Yani, who was contacted by Antara, from Meulaboh, Sunday, October 24.

He said the dog was arrested by the Aceh Singkil Satpol PP officers after his party received a letter from the sub-district head regarding the implementation of halal tourism in the Banyak Island area of Aceh Singkil.

Prior to the arrest of dogs at tourist sites, he said, his party coordinated with Muspika on Banyak Island regarding the activities of catching dogs that would be carried out, at a resort where the dogs were kept.

When the arrest was about to be made, said Ahmad Yani, the dog owner allegedly tried to make it difficult for the officers by buying time so that the dog was not caught or evacuated by the officers.

After coordinating with the resort owner, the officers tried to make arrests using safe and animal-friendly equipment.

Because of the dog's fierce condition, the dog then tried to give resistance when it was about to be arrested by the officers.

Because of this condition, the dog was then persuaded by the owner and then the dog named Canon was put in a basket, to be brought to the mainland in Singkil, the capital city of Aceh Singkil.

“We caught two dogs, so when we arrived at Singkil, one dog was found dead. While another dog is still alive and well," he said.

Ahmad Yani suspects that the dead dog is thought to be stressed and the dog's carcass has been buried after he coordinated with the Aceh Singkil Regional Secretary.

Before being planted, he also did not see any signs of violence on the body of the dead dog. Regarding the Aceh Singkil Satpol PP member holding wood during the dog arrest process, he admitted that this was done as an effort to prevent attacks and dog bites from being carried out. arrested.

Even during the arrest process, the dog owner allegedly participated in recording the incident and then the evacuation of the dog on Pulau Banyak was widely spread on social media.

"There is no procedure that we violate, everything goes according to applicable standards," said Ahmad Yani.

He also emphasized that so far his party has also received many reports from the public and government agencies on the presence of dogs in the Pulau Banyak tourist site, including the dog named Canon, which is dead.

He also admitted that he objected to the officer's accusation of torturing a resident's pet dog, which was previously secured by the officer, because according to him his party had not taken any action as alleged to have tortured a pet.

"The presence of dogs at tourist sites on the island has disturbed many visitors, even though we caught the dog to be brought to Singkil so as not to disturb tourist visitors there," said Ahmad Yani.