The Viral Man Pretends To Be Lame Then Blocks The Car Becomes A Threat Suspect, Formerly A Drug User

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Budi Sartono in a viral press conference, a man pretended to be limping as a victim of a hit-and-run at Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta (PHOTO: Muhamad Jehan-VOI)

JAKARTA - East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Budi Sartono said AF (46), the man who pretended to be limping and then blocked a car at Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, is a former drug user. The perpetrator, who pretended to be the victim of a hit-and-run, was named a suspect in the threat.

"(The perpetrator) is correct that he is an active patient. (The perpetrator) is often treated at the Drug Addiction Hospital (RSKO)," said Kombes Budi at the East Jakarta Metro Police, Sunday, January 30.

"The urine test was (results) negative," he continued.

Kombes Budi explained that the perpetrators carried out extortion by pretending to be limp as a victim of a hit and run because the perpetrator needed money for drug therapy.

"The suspect deliberately pretended to be trampled to buy drugs at the RSKO," he said.

AF was arrested in the Pancoran Mas area, Depok, Sunday, January 30. The search for the perpetrators was carried out after a video of AF pretending to be limping to block it went viral on social media.

The police then examined a number of witnesses from the crime scene (TKP), which was later found to be located in front of Plaza PP, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta.

"The results of the examination of the witnesses at the TKP (where the incident occurred), whether it was security, guards, motorcycle taxi drivers, parking attendants, stated that it was true that there was an incident where people pretended to be stepped on and extorted black Avanza (drivers)," he said. .

"The pursuit was carried out by a joint team led by the police chief and the head of the East Jakarta office to arrest AF in Depok," added Kombes Budi.

During AF's arrest, the police also secured the clothes, bags and jeans used by the perpetrators during the action.

For his actions, the perpetrator was charged with Articles 368 and 318 of the Criminal Code. "The articles that we apply are Article 368 and Article 168 of the Criminal Code with a threat of 4 years and 9 years," he said.