Police At The Scene Of The Beating Of Elderly People In Cakung Must Be Investigated

Beating illustration/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) urges the Profession and Security Division (Propam) to conduct an examination of the Command Patrol team (Patko) who was at the scene of the elderly beating in Cakung. He was asked for information to reveal the mastermind behind the attack on the wrong target which resulted in death. "If there is a member of Patko, the member can be subject to disciplinary and ethical violations. Patko must be prosecuted and the perpetrators of the beating must be prosecuted. Arrested and investigated," said Sugeng Teguh in Jakarta, Monday, January 24. Sugeng added that he questioned the security carried out by members of the police at the location when the beating took place.

"In this case the focus is that there must be security measures by Patko even though the crowd is outnumbered," said Sugeng. the use of weapons by the police is applied, that must be the focus of the examination. Patko must be examined by the Propam whether there is a disciplinary violation there because it cannot prevent the beatings, causing people's lives to be lost, "said Sugeng. Car thieves on Jalan Pulo Kambing, Jakarta Industrial Estate Pulogadung (JIEP), Cakung District, East Jakarta, grabbed attention. The incident went viral on social media. The cell phone camera footage shows a number of mobs riding motorbikes trying to chase the victim's car. The police are still chasing the perpetrators of the beating.