AKBP MS, Who Was Found Guilty Of The Alleged Rape Of A 13-year-old Boy, Admits To Being Blackmailed By The Victim's Family And Will File An Appeal

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JAKARTA – After undergoing an ethics trial at the South Sulawesi Police Headquarters, AKBP MS (initials) filed an appeal. From the results of the ethics trial, it was decided that MS was given a non-administrative sanction for allegedly raping a 13-year-old child. Not only that, MS was also fired from the Indonesian National Police for this case.

"He was officially fired, because it was proven. However, the decision rests with the National Police Chief," said the chairman of the session, Kombes Pol Ai Afriandi, quoted from era.id, Sunday, March 13.

AKBP MS will appeal the decision, one level above the Polda, namely the National Police Headquarters.

"The suspect is still on appeal. AKBP MS is proven. From the trial it is proven and convincing. There are seven witnesses, the main witness being the victim himself," he said.

The perpetrator in question violated Article 7 paragraph 1 letter b of the National Police Chief Regulation Number 14 of 2011 concerning the Police Professional Code of Ethics.

Furthermore, the suspect will undergo a criminal process which is being handled by the Directorate General of Criminal Investigation (Dit Reskrimsus) of the South Sulawesi Police.

Furthermore, AKBP MS's attorney said that his party reported the victim's mother on charges of extortion. The report has already been submitted to the police.

"For the time being, we are reporting the criminal act of extortion," said his attorney, AKBP MS, Erwin Mahmud.

Erwin explained that the victim's parents often asked their clients for money after finding out that their daughter had been raped. Issues also arose, if the victim's mother took advantage of the situation to take advantage.

"(The Reported Party) asked for some money and we feel aggrieved by the criminal charges, we also feel we are victims," said Erwin.

Previously, the victim, a 13-year-old girl with the initials IS, was allegedly raped by AKBP MS after working as a Household Assistant (ART) at her home since September 2021.

The suspect is an official of the Polairud Directorate, and after the incident was revealed to the public, he was finally removed from his position.

IS claimed to have been raped from November 2021 to February 2022. The modus operandi is, the suspect lures the victim to pay for education, including the necessities of life for his family, who have been living in poverty.

"Demonstrating a witness who is not administrative in nature, in the form of a violation that is declared a despicable violation," after reading the court's decision, at the local police headquarters, last Friday (11/3/2022).