When Victims Of Sexual Harassment In Angkot Crying, Drivers And Other Passengers Are Just Silent

Screenshot of the alleged perpetrator of sexual harassment

JAKARTA - A karayawati with the initials AF (21) is suspected of being a victim of sexual harassment by a man on the Ciputra-Kuningan route public transportation, South Jakarta.

The Head of Criminal Investigation at the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Ridwan Soplanit, confirmed the information on the reporting of sexual harassment.

Ridwan added that his report had been received with a report registered with the number LP/1586/VII/2022/RJS dated Monday, July 4, 2022.

"Currently, the case is being handled by the PPA Unit and is in the process of being investigated," said Ridwan when confirmed, Thursday, July 7.

Ridwan revealed that the incident occurred on Jalan Rasuna Said, Setiabudi, South Jakarta.

"The TKP (the crime scene) is on Jalan Rasuna Said, South Jakarta," said AKBP Ridwan.

Meanwhile, Nazla Lazuardy (24) as the victim's older brother told about the incident of abuse that happened to his sister. It started with the victim sitting next to the perpetrator on the Ciputra-Kuningan route public transportation.

So this perpetrator sat on the right side of the chair which contained 4 people and sat at the back corner. My sister is sitting beside the perpetrator.

"(At the time of the incident) the victim felt like someone was groping in his vital chest area but was still positive for thinking because he saw the perpetrator put a bag in his chest," he added.

Nazla continued, the perpetrator's actions were finally revealed after his younger brother felt that there was something strange about the movements of the perpetrator's hand and the friction of the man's bag.

"My sister tried to dispel it, it turned out that it was true that the perpetrator's hand was touching the chest," he said.

Knowing this, the victim then moved places to record the face of the perpetrator to be used as evidence for reporting to the police.

He added that his sister had shouted and cried. But unfortunately, no one was helping his sister.

My sister cried when she recorded the face of the perpetrator. However, no one in the vehicle helped my sister," he said.

"Even the angkot driver seems to ignore it," he continued.

Nazla added that to vent his frustration, before getting out of the victim's vehicle, Nazla had slapped the perpetrator for this dishonorable act.

"My sister had time to look so upset. But that's what I'm disappointed about, no one is helping or asking why my sister is crying," he concluded.