3 Bekasi Residents Arrested In Case Of Burning Pospol Pejompongan, One Of Them Is Still In Vocational High School

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JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta Metro Police arrested three residents of Bekasi City, suspected of setting fire to the Pejompongan Police Post (Pospol), Tanah Abang, on Monday, April 11 afternoon. One of them is even underage.

Central Jakarta Metro Police Deputy Chief AKBP Setyo Koes Heriyanto Tuesday, April 12 explained that the three youths, one of whom was a minor, namely AF, was still in class XII of a SMK with the address Jatirahayu Village, Pondokmelati, Bekasi City, West Java.

The second suspect, namely RS (22) domiciled in Pondok Gede, Bekasi City and the third suspect with the initials RE (19) with a junior high school education, resident of Jatisampurna, Pondok Gede, Bekasi.

"Because from one area, Bekasi City, it is indicated that they are a group and know each other," said Setyo.

The condition of the Pejompongan Police Post, Bendungan Hilir, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta is currently badly damaged because it was burned by the suspect.

They are suspected of using Molotov cocktails made of broken bottles and filled with accelerator or fuel, then burned and thrown at the Pejompongan Police Post.

Meanwhile, Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for the Central Jakarta Metro Police, Kompol Wisnu Wardana, explained that the arson occurred after the dispersal of the protestors in front of the DPR/MPR Building.

"Then they moved towards Slipi, Pejompongan. That's where they set fire to it with a bomb made of broken bottles, filled it with accelerator, then burned it and threw it at the Pejompongan Post," said Wisnu.

A number of items of evidence were secured, namely shards of Molotov cocktails, photos from the identification of the Central Jakarta Police Satreskrim, CCTV footage and results from cyber patrols on various social media.

As a result of their actions, the three suspects were subject to Article 187 regarding arson in conjunction with Article 170 of the Criminal Code with the threat of imprisonment of more than 5 years.

Until now, the police are still processing the crime scene at the Pejompongan Pospol by the Forensic Laboratory Team of the National Police Headquarters to explore and take stock of the damage and the amount of loss.