Heartache Defamed, The Reason The Shooter At The House Of A Member Of The Badung DPRD

Release of the shooting case of the house of a member of the Badung Bali DPRD/PHOTO: Dafi-VOI

DENPASAR - Badung Resort Police, Bali revealed the motive of Komang Arya Pangestu alias Mang Yo (26) to shoot at the back door of the house of a member of the Badung DPRD, Nyoman Artawa, because of a personal grudge against the victim I Putu Oka Pratamayang at the house of the legislative member.

"The perpetrator intended to kill victim I Putu Oka Pratama alias Yudik (42) because of a personal problem with the victim Oka Pratama," said Badung Police Chief AKBP Teguh Priyo Wasono, Monday, August 19.

The perpetrator was hurt because he felt slandered and defamed, his name was related to the ITE case that Yudik wanted to report.

"The victim reported someone with the initials B because of a post on Facebook, the perpetrator felt slandered, called the one who comorized or advised the victim to make a report, but the report has not yet occurred," Teguh said.

However, Teguh did not explain in detail the defamation case in question by the perpetrator and investigators is still investigating the issue of ITE which was the cause of the dispute between the perpetrator and the victim.

The perpetrator was arrested by the Badung Police Satreskrim on Sunday (18/8).

Teguh ensured that there was no political motive in this case.

Teguh explained that Arya planned an attempted murder by preparing a long-barreled airsoft gun on Saturday (17/8) afternoon. The weapon was borrowed from a friend with the initials SMW. When lending the softgun, the perpetrator did not say the rifle would be used to hurt someone.

After having a softgun, that same day, the man who works as a farmer is looking for his target, Yudik, who happened to be at the house of a member of the Badung DPRD, Nyoman Artawa, in the Banjar Rifle area, Carangsari Village, Petang, Badung.

When Arya saw that the target was about to come out of the back door of the Badung DPRD member's house, he immediately pointed a rifle at Yudik from a distance of two meters.

The victim, who realized this, spontaneously closed the door. At the same time, the perpetrator fired three shots at the victim, but his shot missed the fence of the house.

The bullet that came out of the softgun penetrated the door leaves which caused two holes and one more shot to the top. Arya, who failed to execute the target, immediately fled from the location, while the victim screamed for help.

"After carrying out the action, the perpetrator fled and hid, he also left a weapon at his workplace," he said.

After reports from victims, the police also carried out an investigation by collecting evidence, and looking for statements from witnesses who knew about the incident.

The authorities obtained information from the victim who carried out the shooting, namely Mang Yo, from Banjar Tiyingan, Pelaga Village, Petang.

Furthermore, officers chased down the traced perpetrators in Batubulan, Gianyar. Until finally, the perpetrator was arrested at his brother's house on Sunday (18/8) at 15.00 WITA.

In addition to securing the perpetrators, the police also confiscated a long-barreled air softgun of the black predator brand, a door leaf from zinc containing a gunshot hole, as well as a black Honda Scoopy motorcycle driven by the perpetrator to the crime scene.

For his actions, Arya alias Mang Yo has now been named a suspect and detained, charged with attempted murder or attempted murder as stipulated in the provisions of Article 340 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 53 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and or Article 338 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 53 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 20 years.

Regarding the possession of weapons and their permits, Teguh explained that the air softgun is regulated in Police Regulation Number 1 of 2022 regarding licensing for surveillance and control of police firearms and other equipment. That what is categorized as a weapon requires permission is an air softgun with a bullet size of five millimeters.

Meanwhile, the air softgun used by the perpetrator or owned by his friend is 4.5 millimeters so there is no need for permission.

"We do not impose a weapons emergency law on the person concerned or his friend. This weapon is purchased online by friends of the perpetrators used to hunt squirrels," he said.