The Man Who Went Viral At ODGJ Was Arrested In Bali, Pangkap Persoalan Because The Victim Pulled His Feet Asking For Cigarettes

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DENPASAR - Police arrested a man who beat ODGJ on the run to Bali. The beating of ODGJ went viral on social media.

The perpetrator named M Darmawan (23) from Ende, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was arrested by the police in Bali and handed over to the Ende Police.

"That the perpetrator was indeed arrested by members of the South Denpasar Police and handed over to the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Ende Police. Then this morning he was taken by plane to Ende," said Head of Public Relations of the Bali Police, Kombes Jansen Aviatus Panjaitan, Tuesday, January 9.

The perpetrator of the ODGJ beating has been in Bali since December 28. The arrests were made on the evening of Sunday, January 7 in South Denpasar.

"That the perpetrator is in South Denpasar. It is suspected that the perpetrator will change places, so the officers asked the informant to take him to the nearest police station at the South Denpasar Police. After that, the perpetrator was temporarily secured at the South Denpasar Police Office," he added.

The perpetrator hit ODGJ on September 11, 2023 in the morning. At that time, the perpetrator was preparing to sell fruit at Mbongawani Ende Market, NTT.

At Mbongawani Ende Market, the perpetrator who was sleeping in the car was visited by the victim. The perpetrator was awakened by pulling his leg to ask for cigarettes.

"You want to ask for cigarettes, here you come with me," said the perpetrator, quoted from the police statement.

From there, the perpetrator took the victim near the security post. The perpetrator also prepared a cellphone to record. There the perpetrator hit the victim in the face with his left hand.

"The perpetrator admitted that he never sent or shared the video with anyone else. The perpetrator was taken to the Ende Police, to be processed in accordance with applicable legal provisions," he said.