New Facts Of The Beating Of TNI Members Who Died In Rejang Lebok, Police: Drunk And Bringing Sajam

Reconstruction of the TNI attack in Rejang Lebong (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Rejang Lebong Police, Bengkulu conducted a case involving the beating of two members of the Indonesian Army at the Infantry Battalion 144 / Jaya Yudha Curup at the Bengkulu Regional Police Headquarters. This incident resulted in the death of Second Private Yopan Setiadi.

In the title of this case, the police discovered new facts from the mob attacks carried out by 10 youths on New Year's Eve, or December 31, 2020.

The new fact is that six of the eight suspects were known to have carried sharp weapons when they attacked two members of the Indonesian Army.

Head of the Rejang Lebong Police Criminal Investigation Unit, AKP Ahmad M Muzni, said the admission of the six suspects who carried sharp weapons was different from his confession in the investigation report (BAP).

"There are several statements that do not agree with the BAP from the suspects. Broadly speaking, there are some who carry sharp weapons, there are about six people," he said, while being interviewed during the reconstruction break, reported by Antara, Friday, January 8.

The reconstruction also revealed that the eight suspects who ganged up were drunk as a result of taking the 'x' pill.

In addition, the eight suspects also had a party of tuak-type liquor before they were at the scene, namely in Setia Negara Field, Rejang Lebong Regency, Bengkulu.

"For the suspect was under the influence of alcohol before the crime scene and the influence of the drug X pill too," he said.

There were about 16 scenes exhibited by eight suspects in the reconstruction, starting from the beginning of the gathering of the suspects, a drinking party to the beatings and stabbing of Setiadi using a sharp weapon.

The reconstruction also describes the situation before the incident, where the beatings were triggered by a dispute between the suspect and the victim.

At the time of the incident, two victims, namely Setiadi and his colleague, First Private Agus Salim, were seriously injured without wearing TNI AD uniforms.

The reconstruction of the beatings that was held at the Bengkulu Police Central Command Building was held behind closed doors and limited to media crews.

Head of Bengkulu Police Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Sudarno, said the reason for the reconstruction was being held behind closed doors because four of the eight suspects were minors other than for security reasons.

Apart from the eight suspects, the reconstruction also presented Salim who was a survivor of the deadly mob attack.

The reconstruction was also witnessed by several high-ranking Army officers in Bengkulu including from the ranks of the Army Military Police, the Rejang Lebong District Prosecutor's Office, lawyers and child perpetrators assistants from the Bengkulu Social Service.