Police Still Hunting For 5 Ukrainian Caucasians Who Attacked Oleg Zheinov In Kuta Bali

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BADUNG - The Badung Police Team, Bali, is still searching for foreigners wearing a veil who ganged up on Ukrainian citizen Oleg Zheinov (53).

Badung Police Chief, AKBP Leo Dedy Defretes, said five people in the viral video had been identified. The five are also known to come from Ukraine

"We are still looking for the identities of the five people in this video. We have identified the people in question who are Ukrainian citizens. We have identified them as Ukrainian citizens from the statements of the reporter and the statements of witnesses we took at the crime scene", said AKBP Dedy.

It was previously reported that a video of a group of foreign nationals (WNA) using a veil to assault a foreigner went viral on social media.

There were about five foreigners who abused a foreigner in the trunk of a car. The perpetrators are being chased by the police.

The Head of Criminal Investigation at the North Kuta Police, Iptu I Made Purwantara, confirmed that the incident occurred in the parking area of Luxury Lime Villas, Subak Sari Street, Banjar Tegal Gundul, Tibubeneng Village, North Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali.

"As a result of the incident, the victim suffered bruises on the left jaw and abrasions on the left knee", said Purwantara, Wednesday, February 2 night.

According to the chronology, at around 12.00 WITA, the witness named Cenly Elounora Musa Lalenoh and the victim went to the residence of the perpetrator named Volodymyr Kamisky (30) at the scene to ask for responsibility for the loss of the Honda PCX motorbike belonging to the witness which was rented by the perpetrator.

Then, the perpetrator did not want to be responsible for the loss of the motorbike and accused the witness of stealing the motorbike.

The perpetrator then called his friends and at 12.30 WITA. Four unidentified people claiming to be international police arrived in a black Fortuner without a license plate.

Moreover, they use rotators and sound the sirens and come to the villa. They immediately hit the victim and dragged her to the perpetrator's car. In the car, the perpetrator tried to tie the victim.

"Based on the witness, the perpetrators forced the witness and victim into a car. The perpetrators (drove) towards Kediri, Tabanan, and held the victim in a place for about two hours. The perpetrators also took the victim's Xiaomi brand cellphone and forced her to ask for a cellphone password", he added.