West Sumatra Police Opens Afif Maulana's Death Complaint Post

The complaint post formed by the West Sumatra Police is to accommodate data, information, and instructions from the public for the investigation of the AM case (13). (ANTARA)

PADANG - The West Sumatra Regional Police (West Sumatra) opened a public complaint post regarding the death of a junior high school student in Kuranji, Padang with the initials Afif Maulana (14), which is now a public concern.

Head of Public Relations of the West Sumatra Police, Kombes Pol. Dwi Sulistyawan, said the opening of the post was a form of transparency for his party in processing the case.

"Through this post, anyone who has information, data, information and instructions related to the incident of Afif Maulana's death can report it there," Dwi said as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, July 7.

He said the post was deliberately formed by the police to open a space for the public to be involved in the ongoing investigation process.

Dwi explained that the complaint post was on the fourth floor of the West Sumatra Police Office, precisely in the room of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate.

In addition to the post, he said, residents can also provide data, information, and instructions through communication services at 08116669007 and 0895607345098.

"This is proof that we are serious in processing cases, and the process is carried out transparently to the public," he said.

In addition to complaint posts and services, he continued, various relevant agencies and institutions also oversee the investigation process carried out by the West Sumatra Police.

Dwi said that until now the West Sumatra Police are still continuing their investigation to uncover the case of the discovery of Afif Maulana's body under the Kuranji bridge on Sunday (9/6).

Based on the results of an interim investigation as released by the West Sumatra Regional Police previously, the police have denied that Afif died because he was abused by the police as the narrative circulating in public and social media.

But because he fell from the top of the Kuranji Bridge when the victim tried to escape from Sabhara personnel from the West Sumatra Police, who at the time of the incident were preventing sharp armed brawls.

According to Inspector General of Police Suharyono, this was based on the statements of 49 witnesses who were examined, the examination of the crime scene, and the results of the post mortem and autopsy of the victim on behalf of Afif Maulana.

The case began with the discovery of a corpse on the surface of the river under the Kuranji Bridge at around 11.55 WIB on Sunday (9/6).