11 People Become Suspects Of Burning Ambulance-Destroying The NasDem Office During The Riot In Makassar

South Sulawesi Police (Thamzil / VOI)

MAKASSAR - The police have named 11 suspects in the burning of the ambulance and attacking the NasDem office during a riot on Jalan AP Pettarani, Makassar, South Sulawesi.

"From the results of the case titles, 11 people have been named as suspects in the case of destroying the NasDem office and burning an ambulance," said Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Regional Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo in a written statement received by VOI, Saturday, October 24.

The police previously investigated 21 people related to the riot in Pettarani, Makassar. Until finally the police named 11 suspects on suspicion of Article 170 paragraph 1 and Article 187 in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

"The 11 actors consist of 5 students, 3 students and 3 people in general. Meanwhile, 10 people were not proven to have committed the destruction, 9 were returned to their parents or family and 1 person was handed over to the Narcotics Unit because their urine test was proven positive, "said Kombes Ibrahim.

This chaos occurred when a demonstration by students calling themselves the Makassar Student Alliance (MAKAR) and the Makassar People's Movement blocked Jalan AP Pettarani, Makassar, Thursday, October 22 evening. The crowd then rioted around Pettarani.

The mob pushed an ambulance from the NasDem office and set it on fire in the middle of the road. The Makassar NasDem office was also damaged due to stone throwing.

The crowd, according to the police, also damaged the CCTV at the T-junction of Jalan Raya Pendidikan-AP Pettarani using bamboo and stones. They also threw a billboard in front of the Telkom complex using Molotov.

In addition, anarchist mob damaged 4 mini-market lamps. The three entry posts for the Hotel Claro Makassar were also stoned, including the BNI Bank ATM.

"This rioting has indeed been planned by these rioters, so this demonstration is only a mode. They are a group consisting of a joint community and also students from different universities by forming an alliance under the name of treason," said Kombes Ibrahim.