General Andika Perkasa Orders Legal Process Investigators Three TNI Persons Allegedly Involved In Nagreg Collision That Kills 2 Teens

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Three members of the Indonesian Armed Forces are currently undergoing legal proceedings because they are suspected of being involved in a collision in Nagreg, Bandung Regency, West Java, which resulted in the death of two teenagers.

Kapuspen TNI Major General TNI Prantara Santosa in his written statement, quoted from Antara, Saturday, December 25, explained that the Bandung Police had delegated an investigation into the alleged involvement of three members of the Indonesian Army on Wednesday, December 22, in a traffic accident incident in Nagreg District, Wednesday, December 8, which resulted in two teenagers died.

The two dead victims were Handi Saputra (16) and Salsabila (14). The Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General Andika Perkasa, has ordered TNI and AD investigators as well as the Attorney General of the TNI to carry out legal proceedings.

The three members of the Indonesian Army, namely Colonel Inf P, Corporal Two DA, and Corporal Two Ad. The three are undergoing investigations in different places.

Infantry Colonel P (Korem Gorontalo, Kodam Merdeka) is currently undergoing an investigation at the Military Police of the Merdeka Military Command, Manado. Corporal Two DA (Kodim Gunung Kidul, Kodam Diponegoro) is currently undergoing investigations at the Military Police of the Diponegoro Kodam, Semarang; and Corporal Two Ad (Kodim Demak, Kodam Diponegoro) are currently undergoing investigations at the Military Police of the Diponegoro Military Command, Semarang.

Praantara said that the three members of the Indonesian Army had violated Law no. 22 of 2009 concerning Highway Traffic and Transportation, including Article 310 (threats to imprisonment for a maximum of 6 years) and Article 312 (threats to imprisonment for a maximum of 3 years).

In addition, the Criminal Code Article 181 (threats to imprisonment for a maximum of 6 months), Article 359 (threats to imprisonment for a maximum of 5 years), Article 338 (threats to imprisonment for a maximum of 15 years), Article 340 (threats to imprisonment for a maximum of life).

He emphasized that in addition to prosecuting the maximum sentence according to the crime, the TNI Commander has also instructed TNI and AD investigators as well as the TNI Adjudicator General to give additional punishments.

"The additional punishment is in the form of dismissal from military service for the three members of the Indonesian Army," said Prantara.

Previously, the Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Pol. Erdi A Chaniago, said the collision occurred on Jalan Raya Nagreg, Bandung Regency, West Java on Wednesday, December 8. It is known that the accident involved two teenagers who died, namely Handi Saputra (16) and Salsabila (14).

However, the victim is reported missing after being involved in an accident. The two victims who used a Suzuki FU type motorbike with police number D 2000 RS were allegedly hit by another vehicle when they were about to enter Jalan Raya Nagreg.

After three days had passed, police officers from the Central Java Regional Police reported that a body was found in the Serayu River area on Saturday, December 11. The two bodies have the same characteristics as the victims of the accident in Nagreg.

Furthermore, Erdi said police officers from the West Java Regional Police left with the parents of the victims to confirm the identities of the two bodies.

"From all of this, it is true that the victims were their children. The victims were post-mortem, autopsied, and returned to their parents for burial," said Erdi.

The two victims were found in two different locations. Handi was found on the banks of the Serayu River, Rawalo District, Banyumas Regency, while Salsabila was found in the Serayu River estuary area, Adipala District, Cilacap Regency, Central Java.

From this incident, the police secured a number of evidences, starting from the clothes the victims used during the accident and a motorbike belonging to the victim.