Wanting To Disrupt Queues At TPS But Rejected, Linmas Stabs KPPS Chair In Palembang

KPPS officers are conducting a vote count at TPS 8 of Mugirejo Village, Samarinda (Between-M Ghofar)

Palembang Police are investigating the stabbing of the head of the polling group (KPPS) in Kelurahan 30 Ilir, Palembang, South Sumatra (Sumsel). The culprit is a community protection officer or linmas. Head of Public Relations of the Palembang Polrestabes Kompol Evie confirmed the incident. "Yes, it is true that currently the linmas person is still in the process of being investigated," he said when confirmed in Palembang, Thursday, February 15, which was confiscated by Antara. Previously, it was widely reported in South Sumatra regarding the stabbing during the 2024 election voting process on February 14 in Palembang City. Based on the information circulating, the cause was only because the perpetrator was not happy with his request that his pregnant wife asked to take precedence in voting but the victim did not fulfill it. As a result, the victim, who did not have time to defend himself, suffered a torn wound to the top left of the head and was immediately rushed to AK Gani Hospital for medical assistance.

Meanwhile, after slashing the victim, the suspect with the initials ( RV), a resident of Kelurahan 30 Ilir, immediately fled and is currently being hunted by a joint team from the Palembang Police Satreskrim and the IB-II Police Criminal Investigation Unit. "We are still in the process of this linmas person and we have not secured it because we are still pursuing the perpetrators," he said.