SERANG - Police arrested a man with the initials AR (28) at his boarding house in the Kaligandu area, Serang City. He was arrested on suspicion of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO), namely selling his wife, EE (30), to a masher.
Serang City Police Chief, Grand Commissioner Adjutant of Police Maruli Ahiles Hutapea said AR was arrested on Sunday, March 27, at night.
"Yes, that's right, we arrested a man with the initials AR for allegedly selling his wife with the initials EE," said Maruli when confirmed, Monday, March 28.
Initially, EE was asked by her husband to become a woman on the Boking Order (BO). Later AR will promote his wife through the MiChat application.
"AR promotes his wife through MiChat to attract customers, at a rate of IDR 500,000 per serving," he said.
The perpetrator who has been carrying out his actions since October 2021 is looking for and negotiating with his customers. In front of the officers, the perpetrator admitted that the money from selling his wife was used to meet the needs of daily life.
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“Because of economic needs, AR wants BO woman. So, after serving customers, EE then gave the money to her husband," he explained.
The police learned of this crime based on reports from residents, and then an investigation was carried out until the case was finally uncovered.
From the suspect's hands, the police confiscated evidence in the form of IDR 500 thousand, a contraceptive device and one cellphone from the perpetrator's hands.
For his actions, AR was snared in Article 2 paragraph 1 of Law Number 21 of 2007 on TIP Article 296 and Article 506 of the Criminal Code of the TIP Act with a maximum threat of 15 years.
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