Using Styrofoam Boats, These 3 Perpetrators Desperately Prying Out Retaining Iron On Jalan RE Martadinata Tanjung Priok

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JAKARTA - The Tanjung Priok Port Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested three people for destroying the steel retaining the RE Martadinata Road from the Japat River to the Tanjung Priok Gas and Steam Power Plant (PLTGU), North Jakarta.

The Tanjung Priok Port Police Chief AKBP Putu Kholis Aryana said the three perpetrators who were arrested had the initials MA, DS, and RG. The perpetrators who were caught by the police were raising iron at the location of the case while monitoring anti-thuggery activities in the jurisdiction of the Tanjung Priok Port.

"Then they saw a group of people lifting iron at the TKP from the bottom of the river to the land using a boat made of Styrofoam", Kholis said in his statement, quoted by Antara, Monday, June 14.

Based on the suspect's statement, the iron was sawed and then beaten with a hammer until it was separated from the chain. "After being successfully raised, (the stolen iron) is planned to be sold to middlemen for IDR 4,500 per kilogram", said Kholis.

According to Kholis, the suspect admitted that he had committed the act twice. In fact, the irons are used to hold the RE Martadinata Road from the Japat River water flow so that the road remains solid.

If the supporting irons are not available, there will be a potential for landslides to occur because the load of the truck is not restrained and the impact of the flow of water will result in road cuts.

If the road is cut off, the process of distributing goods to and from the port has the potential to be hampered. In addition, access to electricity supply from the Tanjung Priok Gas and Steam Power Plant (PLTU) also has the potential to be uneven.

The Tanjung Priok Port Police Chief said the suspects had been taken to the Tanjung Priok Port Police along with several pieces of evidence for intensive examination.

As for the evidence, namely one hammer, one iron measuring approximately three meters, and one boat made of styrofoam.

The suspects are subject to criminal theft with weighting (Article 363 of the Criminal Code/KUHP) and/or crimes against public order (Article 170 of the Criminal Code) and/or criminal acts of vandalism (Article 406 of the Criminal Code).