Residents Of Sandratex Ciputat Call Imam Masykur A Good Person, Like To Join And Share

The cosmetic shop where Imam Masykur works looks closed/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

TANGERANG - The victim of the kidnapping of Paspampres, Imam Masykur is considered a person who likes to hang out and share. This was conveyed by Agus as a local resident on Jalan Sandratex Rempoa, Ciputat, South Tangerang.

"Imam is a figure who hangs out with children and there is also sustenance that likes to give children. If he is good for himself, it's not strange, he likes to hang out," Agus said when met at the location, Wednesday, August 30.

Another resident, Aldi said the same thing. He considered the figure of Imam to be a good person and likes to joke with anyone. Therefore, Aldi admitted that he was shocked when he found out that Imam was dead.

"I was hit too, even though it's only been 3 months since my friend was close. I was shocked. He's a closed person, even though he jokes often. He's private. As if he won't have a problem. He's just good, "he said.

Imam Masykur Kidnapped, Persecuted To Death

Saturday afternoon, August 12, Imam Masykur and a relative with the initials H were kidnapped while guarding a shop on Jalan Sandratex, RT 02/RW 06 Rempoa, East Ciputat, South Tangerang. The victim was handcuffed and forcibly put into the car like the perpetrator of the crime.

Paspampres member Praka Riswandi Manik and two of his friends claimed to be police officers when several eyewitnesses at the location tried to help the victim. At that time the victim was clearly still healthy.

Relatives of Imam who were also transported by the kidnappers were later taken down on the Cikeas toll road because their health conditions made the perpetrators worried.

In the evening, Fauziah, the victim's mother, received the kidnapped Imam Masykur's call. In the conversation, the perpetrator asked for a ransom of Rp. 50 million. If not sent, Imam will be killed.

The family finally reported the kidnapping to Polda Metro Jaya because the victim's cellphone could no longer be contacted, as well as no more news from the kidnappers. The family is worried that something will happen to Imam Masykur.

Sure enough, on Tuesday (15 August) Imam Masykur was found dead floating in the Karawang River, West Java.

Polda Metro Jaya officers moved to trace the victim's movement through cellphone numbers to members of Paspampres and two fellow members of the TNI were caught and admitted their actions.

According to Brigadier General Hamim Tohari, Polda Metro Jaya transferred the case to Pomdam Jaya because it found the involvement of Paspampres member, Praka Riswandi Manik. At the initial examination, Pomdam Jaya found the involvement of two other TNI personnel so that the suspect became three people.

They are Praka Riswandi Manik or Praka RM a member of the Paspampres Yonwalprotneg, Praka HS a member of the Indonesian Army's Topography Directorate, and Praka J a member of the Iskandar Muda Regional Military Command.

A civilian named Zulhadi Satria Saputra is also a suspect. Ipar Praka Riswandi Manik acted as the person who drove the car during the kidnapping.