RW In Tambora Holds A Ringkus Thief Competition, DPRD Worried: Prone To Arrest Wrongly

DKI Jakarta DPRD Building (doc DKI Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - A RW chairman in Jembatan Besi Village, Tambora District, West Jakarta, held a competition for residents who succeeded in capturing thieves in his residential environment. The chairman of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Mujiyono, is actually concerned about the potential for wrongful arrests by residents against people suspected of being thieves in the area, only because they were tempted by the prize. "Moreover, he said there was none, an article in Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning Police that could be used as a legal basis or a true reason for law enforcement competition by the community. "Innovation, whatever substance is needed in the form of laws in the form of legislation. Including contesta catching thieves," explained Mujiyono. "The arrest can be done if there is sufficient evidence. This action is part of forced efforts that the police can do for the resolution of the case being handled," he added. Information on the nature of the thieves is contained in the form of banners spread around RW 01 Iron Bridge Village. In the banner, it is stated that residents who succeed in capturing motorized vehicles will receive prizes of Rp. 1 million at night and Rp. 500 thousand during the day. For residents who succeed in capturing or stealing charity boxes in places of worship get a prize of Rp. 500 thousand at night and Rp. 250 thousand in the day. The present can be given if residents catch thieves by carrying evidence, victims, perpetrators, and witnesses to the RW 01 Iron Bridge device. Hesanuddin, the head of RW 01 The Iron Bridge who initiated it. The reason is that makes a competition, motivated by residents's unrest by theft cases. Meanwhile, RT and RW devices are often blamed if there is an incident. "Nih is often blamed if there is an RT, the RT, konsyalpha, hantsip, hansipsi. In addition to RW staff is not active for all kinds of motors. One month there is an incident. So there is an incidence of 4 motorcycles.

Therefore Hasanuddin decided to make a competition with a gift that he stole from his own pocket. "This is me on the basis of my own initiative and disintegration. The problem is in the fund. When it breaks out, they ask who paid, I say I will pay. I don't have to take it down. I have the program to pay for it. The important thing is that all RTs deploy young people rather than hang out is not clear," he added.