Four Acehnese Teenagers And Mosque Yard Cleaners Break The Charity Box, Confiscated Rp10 Million In Cash

Police arrest four mosque youths and a mosque yard cleaner for breaking into a charity box (ANTARA)

BANDA ACEH - The police arrested four teenage mosques and a cleaner in the courtyard of the Jamik Mosque in Lueng Bata District, Banda Aceh City, for breaking into a charity box. The charity box theft was carried out in the last six months.

"Their action has been going on for about six months, they managed to drain the contents of the mosque charity box for nearly Rp. 50 million with an obsession as pocket money for daily necessities," said Kapolresta Banda Aceh Kombes Joko Krisdiyanto quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 18.

The five perpetrators of breaking into the mosque's charity box, namely the initials FR (21), IR (22), US (17), AN (19), a resident of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, and DU (46), a resident of Pidie Regency who served as cleaning the mosque yard .

Joko said the theft of the mosque's charity box was discovered after being caught on a CCTV camera. The perpetrators, who are teenagers of the mosque, acted with the help of a cleaner in the mosque yard.

The theft of this charity box was revealed when the committee of the Mosque Prosperity Agency (BKM) checked the charity box, and found glue in the box hole.

After that, said Joko, the BKM committee checked the surveillance cameras in the mosque, but only visuals were found when one of the perpetrators entered the operator's room to deactivate the CCTV cameras.

"After obtaining reports and efforts to disclose the police, they finally got the identities of the five perpetrators, so that the arrests were made at different locations and times," he said.

"The five perpetrators are currently being detained at the Lueng Bata Police and it is possible that there are other actors involved in this theft crime," said Joko.

There was also evidence that was secured, including two motorbikes as a tool, one unit of a criminal cell phone, one glue as adhesive, two pieces of strapping straps and Rp.10.3 million stolen money.

For his actions, the adult perpetrator was charged under Article 363 of the Criminal Code with the threat of imprisonment for seven years.

"Meanwhile, for offenders of minors subject to Article 363 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Justice system," said Joko.