The Man Who Pretended To Be Limping Blocked A Car In East Jakarta Undergoing Methadone Therapy At The RSKO

East Jakarta Police Release regarding the arrest of the perpetrator pretending to be limping in hit-and-run mode for extortion/PHOTO: Muhamad Jehan-VOI

JAKARTA - The man who pretended to be limping in hit-and-run mode, AF (46) in Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta, admitted that he was undergoing methadone therapy at the Drug Addiction Hospital (RSKO).

"After the results of the interrogation and questions, the person concerned was deliberately extorting or pretending to be stepped on because he needed money to buy drugs at the RSKO," said East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Budi Sartono to reporters at the East Jakarta Police Headquarters, Sunday. , January 30.

"Because the person in question is currently carrying out methadone therapy. Because he is an active user of heroin or putaw," he continued.

Kombes Budi explained that the perpetrator pretended to be limping because he was the victim of a hit and run, alone. The perpetrator took advantage of the defect in his leg to deceive the surrounding community.

"(The perpetrator) did have an injury, but the wound was an old wound. So in 2012, the suspect was hit by a truck, so his leg had a defect, so he was a bit limping. the wound," said the police chief.

The extortion attempt took place in the Pasar Rebo area, East Jakarta on Wednesday, January 26. The perpetrator was arrested on Sunday, January 30 at 01.00 WIB after the video went viral on social media.

"After seeing the video on social media, we immediately dispatched a team to the field at the crime scene (TKP). We carried out an investigation by members of the East Jakarta Police and Pasar Rebo Police combing (until) succeeded in arresting the suspect AF in the Depok area," said Kombes Budi.

For his actions, the perpetrators were 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," said the Police Chief.