2 Debt Collectors Car Robbers Semarang Residents Arrested By Police

Two debt collectors who confiscated cars belonging to residents were presented when delivering a release related to the case at the Semarang Police Headquarters, Wednesday (19/6/2024). ANTARA/IC Senjaya.

SemarANG - Semarang Police arrested two debt collectors who confiscated a car belonging to a resident in the capital city of Central Java Province.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Semarang Polrestabes Kompol Andika Dharma Sena said the incident on April 18 began when suspects WT and S forced a car owner to come to the Orico Balimore Finance office, after being accused of being in arrears since 2017.

"The two suspects received an order from the finance company," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 19.

While at the financing company office in Semarang, said Dharma, the two perpetrators forced the victim to sign a letter and his car was then taken by the two perpetrators.

From the search results, the car that was confiscated by the two perpetrators had actually been sold to other financing companies and the payment had been paid off.

From the perpetrator's statement, the act of seizing cars belonging to customers of finance companies has been done about ten times.

For their actions, the two suspects were charged with Article 338 of the Criminal Code regarding confiscation.

The police emphasized that debt collectors are prohibited from confiscating cars belonging to customers who have not paid off their installment obligations.

According to Dharma, the collection of vehicles that have not been paid off is carried out through a fiduciary mechanism.