Manado Police Traffic Unit Members Who Died In Mampang, Apply For Leave Since March 2024

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Head of Public Relations of the Manado Police, Ipda Agus Haryono revealed that a member of the Traffic Unit, Brigadier Ridhal Ali Tomi, was found dead in Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta (Jaksel). He was allowed to leave to go to Jakarta, because he wanted to meet his relatives.

"Requesting permission to visit his relatives in Tegal Parang, Mampang Prapatan District," Agus said when confirmed, Sunday, April 28.

Agus said he had been on leave since March 10, 2024. In fact, previously the victim had also participated in securing the 2024 General sorting (Pemilu) in North Sulawesi, Manado.

"Still serving at the Manado Police. (The victim) is still participating in securing the election," he said.

Therefore, to further ascertain that the purpose of the victim to Jakarta is still being investigated by the police.

For the time being, said Agus, the victim's goal was to say goodbye from his unit to Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta. The goal is only to meet his relatives.

"Furthermore, what we received from the traffic jam, he said he wanted to visit his family, for details, we will deepen it again," he concluded.

Previously, it was reported that the Deputy Head of Criminal Investigation at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Kompol Hendrikus Yossi, said that his family refused an autopsy on the body of a member of the Manado Police Traffic Unit, Brigadier Ridhal Ali Tomi, who was found dead in a car in the Mampang Prapatan area, South Jakarta (Jaksel), Thursday, April 25.

"Families have confirmed that they have given a statement that they are not willing to do an autopsy on the bodies," Yossi told reporters on Saturday, April 27.

Yossi said the victim was only subjected to a visum et repertum examination or an external examination of the body. This is based on the request of the family who refused to be autopsied.

The results of the external post-mortem are in accordance with the facts on the ground. It has been submitted to the family and has received an explanation from a forensic doctor that there are indeed injuries to the head, right temple to left temple," said Yossi.