Already Surrounded By A Joint Team, The TNI's Desertion That Shoots Serma Rendi In Bangka Belitung Can Escape

The joint team's situation when they were about to arrest the perpetrators of the shooting of Military Police personnel in Belitung, Tuesday (14/1/2025). (ANTARA/Kasmono/Apriliansyah)

JAKARTA - Sertu Hendri, the perpetrator of the shooting of a Belitung Preparation Subdenpom personnel, Serma Rendi, managed to escape the siege of joint officers at a house that was the hiding location on Jalan Anwar Aid, Tanjungpandan, Bangka Belitung Province, Tuesday.

"The perpetrator fled, even though he was already under siege," said a member of the joint team who was pursuing the perpetrators in Tanjungpandan, Bangka Belitung Islands, Antara, Tuesday, January 14.

A joint team from the Belitung Police, Kodim 0414/Belitung, Battalion B of the Bangka Belitung Police Satbrimob, and Sub Detachment of the Belitung Military Police (Subdenpom) had previously carried out a siege of a house where the perpetrator was hiding.

Present at the arrest effort were Belitung Police Chief AKBP Deddy Dwitiya Putra, Dandim 0414/Belitung Lt. Col. Inf Karuniawan Hanif Arridho, Danlanud HAS Hanandjoeddin Belitung Lt. Col. Pnb Zen Mokhamad, Wadanyon Battalion B Satbrimob Babel Police AKP Kevin Sinaga, and Subdenpom Commander Belitung Preparation Lt. Cpm Jaka Budi Utama.

The team had time to negotiate with the perpetrators to surrender properly but the perpetrator did not heed the negotiations.

The negotiations were carried out so as not to cause casualties because the perpetrator was found to be still carrying a firearm and hiding in a densely populated area.

However, the perpetrators did not surrender, so the joint team made a forced effort by firing tear gas into the house. The team also carried out an ambush on the perpetrator at the house where the hiding was.

However, the perpetrator was not found in the house and is suspected of having fled from the siege by officers so that he is currently still being chased.

Sertu Hendri is a member of the TNI who last served in Korem 042/Garuda Putih, Jambi. However, it is known that the perpetrators are no longer members of the TNI and have been deserting since 2023 based on the decision of the Military Court in Palembang.

Sertu Hendri was reported by his wife on Sunday (12/1) night to the Belitung Preparation Subdenpom for threatening.

Then when he was about to be secured in a rented house, he fought back and took a hostage and took away a Belitung Preparation Subdenpom personnel, Serma Randi using her car.

Furthermore, Serma Randi was found by a resident on Buluhtumbang-Air Seruk Street, suffered a gunshot wound to the left back and is currently undergoing treatment at the Marsidi Judono Belitung Hospital.