The Perpetrator Of Watering Hard Water On Brimob Members Was Arrested At His Girlfriend's House

Arrest illustration/ Photo: IST

Police arrested a man with the initials SAA alias U, the alleged perpetrator of sprinkling hard water against members of the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Polda Metro Jaya when disbanding a brawl in the Basuki Rahmat (Basura) area, East Jakarta (Jaktim). SAA alias U was arrested during a visit to his girlfriend's house.

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indardi said the perpetrator was arrested in the Otista area, Bidara Cina, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, Saturday, August 31, at 06.30 WIB.

"(The perpetrator) was arrested while at his girlfriend's house in the Otista area, Bidara Cina, Jatinegara, East Jakarta," said Ade Ary in his statement, Monday, September 2.

Regarding the motive for the perpetrator to pour hard water on Brimob members, because he wanted to cause police officers (victims) to suffer injuries, so they could not take action against the brawl masses.

"The perpetrator poured water on the officer with hard water with the intention that the officer would suffer injuries so that he could not take action during the brawl," he said.

Currently, the perpetrators are being taken to the Resmob of the Ditreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya, for further investigation.