Driver Of Angkot Witness Case Of Harassment: The Man Accused Of Not Feeling Harassed, He Claims To Take A Wallet In His Jacket

Victims of sexual harassment with the Head of PPA of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKP Maryana at the South Jakarta Police/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

JAKARTA - Police are still investigating the case of sexual harassment experienced by a 21-year-old woman with the initials AF. The Head of PPA of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKP Maryana, said that his party had asked for information from the driver from the angkot.

"We are currently collecting evidence. We have taken the driver of the angkot and the victim or the reporter," Maryana told reporters at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Friday, July 8.

Based on the results of the preliminary examination, the angkot driver witness said that at that time the perpetrator did not feel that he had harassed the victim. The perpetrator, said Maryana, based on witness testimony, admitted that he only took the wallet on his jacket.

"The results of the temporary examination of the angkot driver, they did see the victim crying. Then saw there was also a man there who was videoed by the victim. Then when asked by the angkot driver, the perpetrator said he only took the wallet on his jacket," said Maryana.

On that occasion, Maryana explained that her party was currently trying to chase the perpetrators. A number of evidences were collected, in order to reveal the identity of the perpetrators.

"We are disseminating our opsnal to try to catch the perpetrators. But previously we collected evidence first. We confiscated the victim's cellphone evidence while we confiscated it," he said.

Previously, it was reported that a Karayawati with the initials AF (21) was suspected of being a victim of sexual harassment by a man on the Ciputra-Kuningan route public transportation (angkot), 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.