NTB Police Reveal Strong Evidence Of Amaq Sinta As A Victim Of Begal

Suspect W, the perpetrator of the robbery against the victim Amaq Sinta, with evidence in the form of a 90-centimeter long sword / Antara

MATARAM - Director of the General Criminal Investigation of the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Police (Polda NTB) Kombes Hari Brata revealed strong evidence that said Murtede alias Amaq Sinta (34) was a victim of robbery in Central Lombok.

Hari Brata, explained that the strong evidence was in the results of the investigation into the case of violent theft, which identified four perpetrators of the robbery as suspects.

"The evidence was obtained from a clue witness. So, before the incident, testimony was obtained that the two perpetrators who survived were revealed to have planned an action with the two perpetrators who died," Hari said at a press conference in Mataram, reported by Antara, Monday, April 18.

The plan, he continued, emerged from a meeting of the perpetrators while enjoying liquor at a location in the Central Lombok region. In the plan, they are revealed to be in action on the cross-market highway.

"So, the four perpetrators, both those who died and those who survived, basically, before taking action they were in the same place with witnesses," said Hari who was accompanied by the Head of Public Relations of the NTB Polda Kombes Pol Artanto.

For the identities of the three witnesses, they were acquaintances of the perpetrators, namely YS, AAS, and WR. In addition to the witness statements, investigators named the four perpetrators as suspects, based on the results of the crime scene (TKP) and confiscation of evidence at the scene, autopsies on corpses, and coordination with criminal law experts. as a suspect in the robbery case, it is in accordance with the investigation process in the field. From the results of the case, the four perpetrators of robbery were named suspects under the suspicion of Article 365 of the Criminal Code concerning theft with violence.

"For the issue of criminal trials (Article 53 of the Criminal Code), it has not (appeared), we are still investigating it," he added.

The four robbers as suspects were W (22), H (17), O, and P. Suspects O and P died, so the police confirmed that the status of the two suspects had died.

"Because he died, so it can not be processed legally," he said.

Regarding the status of the suspect who is still a minor, namely H, Hari ensures that the handling of the case will continue according to the juvenile justice system.

"The legal process is now running at the Central Lombok Police, the status is secured," he said.

Meanwhile, suspect W, who is currently being held at the NTB Polda Rutan, the legal process is under the control of investigators from the Sub-Directorate III of Jatanras Ditreskrimum of the NTB Police.