The NTB Regional Police Have Determined A Resident To Be A Suspect In The Burn Of A Hotel In East Lombok

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The NTB Regional Police have named a suspect with the initials SN in the case of destroying and burning the Layang-layang Resort Hotel owned by PT Tamada in Serewe Village, East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

Director of General Criminal Investigation (Dirreskrimum) of the NTB Police, Kombes Pol Teddy Ristiawan, said that suspect N was a resident suspected of destroying and burning hotels. The determination was made based on the results of the case title.

"So, the role of SN was revealed from the search results through face recognition (face detection equipment) belonging to the IT Team of the NTB Police Ditreskrimum. This suspect was seen participating in the burning of the hotel," said Teddy in Mataram, NTB, Thursday, February 16, confiscated by Antara.

However, Teddy believes that SN is not the brain or provocateur of the anarchist action that took place on Tuesday, January 31 that afternoon. He explained that SN was simply involved in the action.

"We have pocketed several other names, we are still investigating them in the field, including those who reportedly fled from the area. So, there may be more than one suspect," he said.

As a suspect, investigators named SN under the suspicion of Article 406 of the Criminal Code regarding vandalism and/or Article 170 of the Criminal Code regarding the beating of goods and/or Article 187 of the Criminal Code concerning arson with the threat of a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

Teddy emphasized that the disclosure of the role of the suspect in the case, which is still under the control of the East Lombok Police Satreskrim Team, investigators continue to prioritize professional attitudes.

In fact, in strengthening the evidence for determining the suspect, investigators carried out the crime scene by cooperating with the Bali Forensic Laboratory Team (Labfor). Therefore, he stated that the evidence in determining the suspect was strong enough.

One of the pieces of evidence, he continued, relates to the fuel allegedly used in the arson. "That's why we also apply Article 187 of the Criminal Code," he added.

The motive for the arson, Teddy admitted that investigators had not been able to reveal this.

"For motive, it is still being investigated. Is it because of hatred from the hotel or personal hatred," he said.

Likewise with the issue of the involvement of police officers in the action, Teddy has not heard any information from investigators.

"When it comes to that (the involvement of police officers), I have not received any information. However, if it really exists, we will definitely take firm action. We will be clear in this case, nothing is covered up," he said.