Riau Islands Police Arrest AKP R Related To A Commotion With Members Of The Indonesian Navy At Hotel Planet Batam

Head of Public Relations of the Riau Islands Police, Kombes Harry Goldenhardt (ANTARA/Yude)

BATAM - Head of Public Relations of the Riau Islands Police (Kepri) Kombes Harry Goldenhardt said his party arrested a member of the police with the initials AKP R related to a commotion with members of the Indonesian Navy at a hotel in Batam.

"Regarding the incident at Hotel Planet, this is true and the AKP R has now been secured," said Harry as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, August 6.

Harry said that for the next step, the police had been handed over to the Profession and Security Division (Bid Propam) of the Riau Islands Police.

"Currently the person concerned is placed in the Patsus (special place) of the Riau Islands Regional Police for further processing of the code of ethics," he said.

The video of the commotion by this AKP R police officer has previously been circulating on social media.

According to a video circulating on social media, the commotion began when AKP R was suspected of driving a four-wheeled vehicle under the influence of alcohol and hitting the TNI-AL service vehicle parked in front of the hotel lobby.

As a result of the incident, there was a clash between AKP R and several members of the Indonesian Navy at the location.

After being secured, he was then taken to the TNI-AL Military Police (Pomal) office for questioning.