The Murder Case Of Brigadier Esco: The Suspect's House Was Damaged, The NTB Police Tightened Security

Head of Sub-Directorate III of the NTB Police Criminal Investigation Unit AKBP Catur Erwin Setiawan. (ANTARA/Dhimas B.P.)

The West Nusa Tenggara Police are following up on reports of alleged damage to the house belonging to Brigadier Rizka Sintiani, wife of the late Brigadier Esco Faska Rely, who is now a suspect and a prisoner in the murder case of her husband.

Head of Sub-Directorate III of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of the NTB Police AKBP Catur Erwin Setiawan said the report had been made by the family of Brigadier Rizka and would be processed immediately as soon as the investigators received it.

Earlier, Brigadier Rizka's family had made a report, but it has not been submitted to us. We are still waiting and will follow up," said Catur in Mataram, Antara, Thursday, October 9.

The identities of the perpetrators of the vandalism are still in the process of being investigated, one of which is through video recordings of the actions of a group of residents circulating on social media.

"In addition to residents' videos, we will also check CCTV footage around the location," he said.

Catur confirmed that one of the residents suspected of being involved had secured himself to the West Lombok Police post-incident that occurred on Wednesday afternoon (8/10). The person concerned is securing himself so that his condition remains safe," he said.

According to Catur, after the incident, Brimob and West Lombok Police personnel had been deployed to maintain the situation around the house of the late Brigadier Esco, which Rizka previously occupied with his son.

"People do feel threatened, so we have carried out security intensively," he said.

He emphasized that the investigation into the vandalism case would be carried out separately from the investigation into the murder case of Brigadier Esco, which had already been running. "It's different from the investigation, because the report is also different," said Catur.

Catur ensured that the process of investigating the murder of Brigadier Esco continued according to procedures and was not disturbed by the vandalism incident. "It doesn't affect the Esco case. We have secured all the evidence from the crime scene," he said.

Regarding the planned reconstruction of the murder case, he ensured that activities would not be carried out at the scene to avoid tensions. "If there is a second reconstruction, we are looking for a safer place," he said.

Responding to allegations that the vandalism was triggered by the disappointment of the victim's family over the investigation which was deemed not to have touched other suspects, Catur asked the public not to speculate.

"We cannot accuse people without evidence. We have conveyed all the stages to families and lawyers," he said.

Catur hopes that the community will remain calm and give full trust to the police. People must be patient, don't be emotional. We will investigate thoroughly," he said.