Alleged Viral Of Extortion And Sexual Harassment During The Rapid Test At Soekarno-Hatta Airport

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JAKARTA - The story of the alleged extortion and sexual harassment of potential plane passengers at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, has gone viral. The alleged extortion occurred when the female passenger was going for a rapid test at the airport as a condition for flying.

The story of the alleged extortion and sexual harassment was shared via the Twitter account @listongs. During the rapid test, the victim admitted that he met an officer with the initials EFY at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Sunday, September 13. The victim was about to fly to Nias, North Sumatra.

In its thread, @listongs said that EFY offers convenience for administering rapid tests. EFY called the victim also claimed to be able to replace the data from the rapid test results even though @listongs was sure the results of the rapid test being undertaken would be inactive.

"After that the doctor asked," Are you going to fly or not? " there I was confused right, hah, how come I asked him like this ... then I answered "is it possible, sir? Right as far as I know, if it's reactive, I can't continue traveling". After that the doctor said "yes, I can change the data later," tweeted @listongs.

Finally, the victim received the rapid test result letter and went straight to the check-in counter at Soekarno-Hatta Airport. However, according to the victim, the rapid test officer continued to follow him and asked him to chat in a quiet place.

There, EFY officers according to @listongs asked for additional money beyond the official rapid test fee. The victim asks the nominal officer the officer means. However, when the victim mentioned the figure of Rp1 million, the officer asked for an additional.

"I added to 1.4 million," said @listongs as well as include proof of transfer in the thread.

But after that, officers according to @listongs committed sexual harassment. He tried to kiss the victim and feel the victim's breast. The victim was in deep shock by the abuse she received.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police Commissioner Alexander Yurikho said that no official report has yet been received by the police. But this case is under investigation.

"Those who feel that they are victims of suspected criminal events have not made an official report to the Soetta Airport Police. The initial investigation process is being carried out by investigators from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Soetta Airport Police, ”Alexander said confirmed by VOI, Saturday, September 19.