Head Of BKPSDM Karawang Becomes A Suspect For Journalist Persecution

The Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - The West Java Regional Police have officially named the Head of the West Java Regional Police's Development and Human Resources Personnel Agency (BKPSDM), with the initials AA as a suspect in a case of alleged abuse. The Head of Public Relations of the West Java Police, Kombes Ibrahim Tompo, said that the determination of AA as a suspect, now there are a total of four suspects in the alleged abuse case of the journalist. "Not yet arrested, he (AA) was sick yesterday, so he had all his medical documents, in the end he had not been arrested. But he has become a suspect," said Ibrahim, in Bandung, Saturday, October 8, as reported by Antara. If the suspect's condition has improved, according to him, the police will immediately summon him to the police station for questioning. Then, Ibrahim said AA would also be arrested immediately. The four people named as suspects had the initials AA, L, D, and R.

According to Ibrahim, AA and R are state civil servants (ASN) in the Karawang Regency Government, while L and D are ordinary citizens. Although there are already four suspects, according to him again, only one suspect has been arrested, namely the initials L.

He also asked R and D to surrender and cooperate. Because if not, then according to him, the police will take legal action by arresting the two people who have been named as suspects.

Previously, the Karawang Police conducted an investigation related to the alleged abuse case against two journalists who involved officials within the Karawang Regency Government. This alleged abuse case occurred on September 18, 2022. However, the victim only reported to the police on September 20, 2022.