Case Of Same-Sex Nasty At The Athlete's House, COVID-19 Patients Become Suspects

Kemayoran athlete guesthouse (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The police finally named a suspect in a case of distributing pornographic content involving COVID-19 patients and health workers (nakes) Wisma Atlet. In this case, the COVID-19 patient was named a suspect.

"Yes, it is true (the patient was named a suspect)," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Burhanuddin to reporters, Tuesday, January 19.

However, he was reluctant to elaborate in detail the reasons until he finally declared the COVID-19 patient a suspect. Including the matter of legal status for individual health workers of Wisma Atlet.

Burhanuddin said that all matters related to the handling of this case will be officially conveyed this afternoon. It is possible that the Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief will give a statement on this matter.

"Later at 16.00 WIB we will release it at the Police," he said.

Previously, the police upgraded the legal status of the case from investigation to investigation, on December 27. This is because in the title pekara the investigator finds a criminal element.

"Based on the title of pelara, investigators have decided to upgrade this case to fingerprints," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus to VOI, Sunday, December 27.

After increasing the status of the case, investigators immediately examined witnesses and looked for supporting evidence. So, later they can determine the suspect.

In addition, in this case the police used Article 36 concerning pornography and Article 45 paragraph 1 and Article 27 paragraph 1 concerning ITE. So, later the suspect in this case will face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

This case began when news circulated on social media that one of the isolation patients at the COVID-19 Emergency Hospital, Wisma Atlet Kemayoran had an intimate relationship with a nurse of the same sex.

On Friday, December 25, the Twitter account @bottialter uploaded a photo of an alleged isolation room at Wisma Atlet. In the photo, you can see personal protective equipment (PPE) in the form of a hazmat suit lying on the floor.

The @bottialter account also uploaded a screenshot of a conversation between himself and one of the people named "Wisma Nurse" in a perverted tone.

He also claimed to have had an intimate relationship with the nurse. This upload received a lot of criticism from netizens. After going viral on Twitter social media, the owner of the @bottialter account locked the account.

Then, the management of Wisma Atlet immediately carried out an examination until they submitted this immoral case to the police