Video Journalist Alliance Reports Bodyguard Atta Halilintar To South Jakarta Metro Police

AJV Reports Bodyguard Atta Halilintar (Muhammad Jehan / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Alliance of Video Journalists (AJV) reported that Bodyguard Atta Halilintar, who was suspected of acting like thugs, wanted to kidnap journalists, was reported to the South Jakarta Metro Police (Jaksel). He was reported for allegedly intimidating journalists.

"I accompanied from the Video Journalists Alliance (AJV) because I happened to be his attorney, came to the Jakarta Metro Police to report the alleged threat," AJV attorney Deolipa Yumara told reporters at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Thursday, September 5, evening.

Deolipa said that AJV's report was related to Article 336 of the Criminal Code regarding threats and Article 18 of the Press Law regarding the threat of press independence. According to him, the two articles explain that condemnation could be subject to a criminal sentence of 2 years or more.

"So the reporter is a person who is threatened, several journalists are threatened by his aide, his bodyguard Atta Halilintar," he said.

Deolipa also assessed that the threats made by Bodyguard Atta Halilintar could actually have a broad impact. Therefore, if this is allowed to happen again, an incident like this will repeat itself.

"Don't let there be more threats from those who threaten the journalist profession," he concluded.

For information, the threatening incident occurred when Atta Halilintar finished making a police report at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Wednesday, September 4, evening.

When Atta wanted to get off the stairs and was about to get to his car, the media crew tried to find information from the person concerned.

However, when the media crew took pictures, the Bodyguard conveyed a threat to journalists. He said he would kidnap journalists when approaching his superiors.