Afraid Of Going Viral On Social Media, Arrogant Pajero Driver Fled To Various Cities Before Being Arrested

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JAKARTA - The police arrested the Mitsubishi Pajero driver who went viral for allegedly molesting a container truck driver. He was arrested after trying to escape to several cities. "Yes, he has been arrested," said North Jakarta Metro Police Deputy Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Nasriadi to reporters on Monday, June 28. The perpetrator, said Nasriadi, was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport. However, before being arrested, the perpetrator had tried to escape to several cities. He ran away after finding out it was viral on social media. "(Arrested) At Soekarno-Hatta airport. So the person concerned fled to East Java yesterday. To Trenggalek, right. From there our team went there to catch the person in question, it turned out that he was moving. again towards Surabaya. From Surabaya to Juanda Airport area, "said Nasriadi. "When we checked the manifest at Juanda, it turned out that he flew to Jakarta. Now the team in Jakarta is already on standby here, so we arrested him," he continued.

With the arrest of the perpetrator, continued Nasriadi, investigators immediately named him a suspect. In the series of violent acts that he carried out, the perpetrator was snared with multiple articles. "Already a suspect. He was subject to Article 351 of the persecution article, then Article 335 paragraph 2 of an unpleasant act with threats of violence, then Article 263 forgery of vehicle registration and the third article 406 destruction," he said In the video recording uploaded to the Instagram account @romansasopirtruck, this incident began when the Pajero car stopped in front of a container truck.

Next, the driver of the car climbed to the front door of the truck carrying a bat and hitting the window of the truck and then the driver who was in the driver's seat. The incident seemed to create traffic jams around the scene. The account explained that the incident began when the Pajero car stopped suddenly so the container truck behind it honked spontaneously. Disapproved, the Pajero driver then got off and carried out torture and violence. After that, the perpetrator left the scene and continued his journey. Meanwhile, the container driver named Egi suffered bruises and abrasions on his body.