Polda Metro Jaya arrested a number of people who claimed to be journalists because they were suspected of extorting a man with the initials N in South Tangerang.
Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Ary confirmed the incident that occurred on Thursday (22/5) at around 17.04 WIB, on Jalan Aria Putra Raya No 1, Serua Indah Village, Ciputat District, South Tangerang City, Banten.
"At the beginning of the incident, when the victim was at the office or at the TKP at around 16.30 WIB, suddenly there was one woman who was not yet known to embrace and invite the victim," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, July 12.
Then, the victim invited to speak in his office. While speaking in his office, the unidentified woman intimidated and threatened to publish the victim's behavior and asked the victim for some money.
"Because he was afraid that if the victim's behavior was published, the victim transferred Rp15 million in cash, where previously the suspect asked for Rp130 million," said Ade Ary.
Then the victim reported the incident to the police. From this report, the Jatanras Unit 2 General Sub-Directorate Team conducted a crime scene processing check, conducted interviews with victims, witnesses and conducted investigations to find clues and characteristics of the perpetrators.
"On Wednesday (3/7) at around 18.45 WIB on Jalan Lidi, Pondok Kelapa Village, Duren Sawit District, East Jakarta, the team managed to secure a female suspect with the initials FFT (31)," said Ade Ary.
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The team also carried out developments and succeeded in arresting other suspects with the initials KMB (57), PS (52), EIH (48), AH (40), SFB (21), AC (25), AECB (24) and RMH (31) on Cut Mutia Street, Longing Jaya Village, Rawalumbu District, Bekasi City, at 19.40 WIB.
"The perpetrators used the mode by waiting around the transit hotel to look for victims, when the prospective victims who were paired came out of the hotel, the perpetrators followed the victim to the victim's residence or office," said Ade Ary.
Furthermore, when the victim arrived at the destination, the perpetrators approached the victim by claiming to be a journalist and accusing the victim of committing immorality at the hotel, then the perpetrators asked the victim for money by transferring so that the information was not published.
The perpetrators were charged with Article 368 of the Criminal Code concerning the crime of extortion and or Article 369 of the Criminal Code concerning the crime of threatening with a maximum imprisonment of nine years.
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