More Than 10 People Suspected, Ade Armando Beating Suspects May Increase

Screenshot of Ade Armando being hit from behind by one of the perpetrators in front of the Indonesian Parliament Building, Jakarta

JAKARTA - Andi Windo, as Ade Armando's legal team, suspects that there will be more than 10 suspects in the beating.

"There will likely be more than 10 suspects," Andi told reporters at his office in the Kebayoran Baru area, South Jakarta, Thursday, April 14.

Andi also said that the Polda Metro Jaya investigation team was collecting videos about the incident. This is done in order to identify the perpetrators of the beatings.

"Videos are still being collected from Polda Metro Jaya and also involve various units. So the roles are different, (some are) provoking and this is also through social media, there are also beatings once, twice they will still have to account for their actions , " he explained.

Aulia Fahmi, one of Ade Armando's attorneys, said the same thing. He asked the perpetrators to turn themselves in, because he thought the police would catch him sooner or later.

"The appeal in the media for the perpetrators is that it is better to surrender than later they will be caught," he said.

For information, the case of beatings that befell University of Indonesia (UI) lecturer Ade Armando continues to be investigated. So far, a total of seven perpetrators of the beating have been arrested by the police.

"In total, yes, so a total of seven (the perpetrators were arrested)," said the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Endra Zulpan.