JAKARTA - The special anti-bandit team (Tekab) of the Sunggal Police have arrested suspected blackmailers in Medan who went viral on social media some time ago.
"We have secured it and until now we have not received a report from the victim. The actions we take are training so that those concerned don't repeat their actions and apologize to the satay traders who tried to be blackmailed, ”said Sunggal Police Chief, Kompol Yasir Ahmadi, Tuesday, February 16.
The arrests were made on Monday, February 15 at the location where the perpetrator with the initials RS (40) was hiding.
RS immediately went into hiding after the video of his bullying circulated widely in cyberspace and provoked a reaction from netizens who criticized the suspect's actions.
"So, after we got the video of the incident, we immediately moved to find out his whereabouts. However, the hospital went into hiding to get rid of his traces, but after we worked hard, thank God we managed to find out the suspect's whereabouts and immediately surrounded his hiding place until finally we managed to secure it without a fight. , "Said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Sunggal Police, AKP Budiman Simanjuntak.
Since there has been no official report yet, the police appealed to the victim of hospital bullying to report immediately with evidence. RS hacked satay traders on Jalan Binjai Km 12, Sunggal.
"So that it can be processed legally," he continued.
The perpetrator in the video uploaded to the Instagram account of the Sunggal Police expressed regret and promised not to repeat his actions.
"I apologize," said RS.
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