4 Satpol PP Extorting And Seizing Money From Beggars, Now Police Processed

Director of Criminal Investigation of the Riau Archipelago Police, Kombes Arie Dharmanto (DOK. Public Relations of the Riau Islands Police)

BATAM - The police arrested four Satpol PP officers of Batam City with the initials MR, S, KS and JP. The four of them are suspected of extorting beggars.

"The four elements are tasked with carrying out policing and / or law enforcement against the Regional Regulations," said Director of the Riau Islands Regional Police General Criminal Investigation (Direskrimum) Kombes Arie Dharmanto in a written statement received by VOI, Tuesday, October 20 evening.

The four Satpol PP Batam officers were examined intensively. They were arrested after a viral video extortion of beggars on social media.

The four suspects extorted beggars while on duty. One of the victims was Selamat who couldn't do anything because his condition was limited.

"We are doing deepening and investigating so that we have succeeded in securing the four unscrupulous persons. From the results of Pak Selamat's statement that he had been arrested several times by Satpol PP and asked for money from Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 300 thousand. The last incident, the victim's money amounting to Rp50 thousand was taken by an individual with the initials S, "said Kombes Arie.

He emphasized that the police have developed an investigation into this case to investigate whether or not other persons were involved in this extortion case. The suspects charged under Article 368 of the Criminal Code.

"For the perpetrators' modus operandi, namely by pretending to catch beggars. After they have been secured, the beggars are afraid that they will be taken to the social service office, but if they do not want to be taken, they must give the money they beg for, "he continued.