Case Of Extortion With Prostitution Mode Occurs In Palembang, Rp 700 Thousand In Cash And Motorbikes Are Taken Away

The perpetrators of extortion with prostitution mode were revealed by the Palembang Police (Photo: humas.polri.go.id)

JAKARTA - Members of the Pidum Unit together with Tekab 134 Satreskrim Polrestabes Palembang, arrested three perpetrators of violent theft (curas) with the mode of prostitution, on Monday, November 15, at around 17.50 WIB.

The three perpetrators are HP (31/male), a resident of the Bukit Kecil District of Palembang; CA (21/Female), resident of Kenten Laut District; and MF (36/male) a resident of the District of Jakabaring Palembang. The three were detained at their respective homes.

The Head of the Palembang Restabes Police, Kombes Pol. Irvan Prawira Satyaputra, through the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit, Kompol Tri Wahyudi, said that the arrests of the perpetrators were based on the report of the victim with the initials MI (25).

"First, our members arrested the CA perpetrator, then carried out developments and succeeded in arresting two other perpetrators, namely the HP and MF perpetrators," he told reporters in his office, Tuesday, November 16.

This incident occurred on Jalan Dr. Wahidin, precisely in front of the Baitul Atiq Mosque, Bukit Kecil District, Palembang, Thursday, November 4 at around 01.30 WIB.

This incident occurred when MI and the witness with the initials MOA met with the perpetrator CA and his friend B on Jalan Dr Wahidin to conduct a prostitution transaction.

From that meeting, it was agreed that this transaction amounted to Rp. 250 thousand per person and then a down payment of Rp. 50 thousand was paid.

Then they headed to a flat to do a prostitution transaction for an hour.

"From the victim's statement to our members, the CA perpetrator asked for an additional IDR 700 thousand per person. Because CA can't take MI's cellphone," he said.

Then MI left the location to go to the ATM to take money to redeem the cellphone that was taken and then CA. After that, there was a commotion between MI and HP.

"This is where from the information from the perpetrator of the cellphone to our members, he took out a sharp weapon (Sajam) type of kitchen knife and tried to injure the victim and the witness, so that the victim and the witness fled. The perpetrators took the victim's valuables such as motorbikes," he said.