The Corpse of COVID-19 Victim Suddenly Disappeared From Graveyard

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KUPANG - The South Timor Tengah Police (TTS), East Nusa Tenggara, is investigating the disappearance of the bodies of COVID-19 victims from the funeral. There were four witnesses examined.

"We are currently investigating the alleged disappearance of the bodies of the COVID-19 victims who are suspected of having been stolen, and we have examined four witnesses", said TTS Police Chief AKBP Andre Libran as quoted by Antara, Monday, February 8.

The corpse was allegedly stolen by irresponsible parties from the COVID-19 Public Cemetery (TPU) in Oebaki, TTS.

AKBP Andre said that the four witnesses were also the families from the deceased who had also been summoned by the local police for investigation.

"We have also summoned the family of the deceased to be examined later", he added.

In the process of this investigation, the police imposed Article 180 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) which states that anyone who deliberately and illegally digs up or takes a body or removes or transports a body.

Meanwhile, the Head of the TTS Epy Tahun COVID-19 Acceleration and Handling Group who is also the TTS regent admitted that he had asked the police to investigate the whereabouts of the COVID-19 body.

"Yes, this violates the Health Protocol Law, and could be criminalized", he added.

However, his party will leave it to the police to handle this case and hopes to find the body.

He ensured that the government and the hospital never had the intention to define "COVID-19" to other people because that was definitely against the law too.