Family Of Bekasi River Victims Question Police SOPs When Disbanding Youth Crowds

7 teenage boys victims of Bekasi River/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The family of Vino Satriani (15), one of the 7 bodies of the Bekasi River victims, questioned the procedure of the Bekasi City Metro Police Precise Pioneer Team when carrying out patrols, causing 7 teenagers to die.

"If we don't think it's according to the SOP (standard operating procedure) or that's the SOP, that's what is being questioned. According to the SOP or is it such an SOP, should it be allowed?" Maulana said when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, October 2.

The family will also take legal action to seek justice for the death of Vino Satriani in a raid incident by patrol police in Kali Bekasi.

"Obviously, we are all in the same position. Why wasn't everything saved when we fell? There should be an effort, we were looking for it. Why did the victim dare to throw himself, what was it?," he said.

In addition, according to information obtained by Maulana, before the teenagers threw themselves into the Bekasi River, they had heard the sound of sirens and a group of police patrols.

"Some were also hit when someone was still on a motorbike, the witness said that someone was hit first. It was shocked. And there was a siren and then a gunshot. According to the witness there were two warning shots," he said.

To that end, Maulana questioned the procedural patrol of children who were just gathering.

"The police should have known, before the raid he had to memorize the terrain first. Many have also run (aged)," he said.

Please note, the National Human Rights Commission is monitoring the discovery of seven people who died in Kali Bekasi, Jatiasih, Bekasi City on Sunday 22 September.

Komnas HAM has taken several steps. First, asking for information from the Metro Jaya Police Chief and his staff in the jurisdiction of the Polda Metro Jaya. Second, asking for information from the Head of Bhayangkara Tk Hospital. I Pusdokkes Polri.

Then asked for information from 10 people who were around the Bekasi River and conducted a site/field review in the Bekasi River, Cikeas River and Cileungsi River.