After An Argument With Avsec At Ngurah Rai Airport, A Wild Taxi Driver Becomes A Suspect In A Sharp Weapon Case

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DENPASAR - Polres I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area, Badung, Bali named a taxi driver involved in a dispute with an aviation security officer with the initials IWS (38) as a suspect in the alleged possession of a sharp weapon.

"Currently, IWS has been named a suspect and detained at the Airport Police Detention Center," said Head of the Resort Police (Kapolres) I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area AKBP I Ketut Widiarta, Thursday, March 21.

Kapolres Ngurah Rai Airport Area Widiarta explained that the perpetrator was charged with Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951 concerning possession of sharp weapons with a penalty of 10 years in prison.

The man from Kubu, Karangasem Regency, Bali was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area Police on Tuesday (19/3/2024) afternoon after being involved in a dispute with the Ngurah Rai Airport Asvec officer.

In his Agya car, IWS carries a sharp weapon (sajam) of a machete that is placed under the carpet under the steering wheel.

Widiarta said the IWS sharp weapon was secured during a search of the Zone 1 Tollgate area entering I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.

"At that time, after making a fuss with Avsec officers, IWS left the airport while driving his car parked at the MLCP Parking Building (Multi Level Car Park) at the domestic terminal," said the Head of the Widiarta Airport Police.

Arriving at the toll gate exit of the airport, he was intercepted by Avsec officers. Next, IWS got out of his car and let his car be at the gate exit, while IWS himself walked outside the airport towards Tuban.

Furthermore, said Police Chief AKBP I Ketut Widiarta, an Avsec officer who saw such behavior IWS immediately contacted members of the Criminal Investigation Unit and jointly pursued and finally managed to secure IWS in the north of the Tuban Horse Statue.

"IWS was immediately taken to the Avsec Office of the GOI Building while the Agya car belonging to IWS was moved from the gate exit to Zone 1 of the airport gate toll road by a friend named Agus," said the Airport Police Chief.

When the car was in Zone 1 of the gate toll road, Sat Reskrim personnel witnessed by Avsec officers and friends from IWS conducted a search of IWS' Agya car.

At that time, members of the Criminal Investigation Unit found a sharp machete type weapon measuring approximately 40 cm stored under the carpet under the steering wheel.

The evidence of the knife and the perpetrator (IWS) were secured at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Area Police for further investigation.

Prior to the arrest, IWS was involved in a dispute with the Asvec officer at Ngurah Rai Airport. The video of the dispute became the talk of netizens after the video was uploaded to social media.

General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Handy Heryudhitiawan explained that at that time Avsec officers were carrying out their duties to curb taxi drivers who did not have cooperation with Ngurah Rai airport.

Therefore, the warning given by the Asvec officer is part of standard operating procedures as well as an effort to create comfort and order for airport service users.

In accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of Transportation, said Handy, business entities that are trying at the airport must have cooperation or contracts with airport business entities, while drivers in videos do not have contracts.

This provision does not only apply to types of transportation businesses, but also food (F&B) and services ( ATM counters, money changers, and others).