Abang Jago In Ciputat Confessed Brother General When Violating Prokes, His Status Becomes A Suspect

ILLUSTRATION/UNSPLASH

JAKARTA - The young man with the initials RMBF (21) who went viral on social media for refusing to wear a mask and admitting that a relative of the National Police general was named a suspect.

The youth's action began when officers reprimanded him for not wearing a mask in the Ciputat area. Not only refused, this young man also said he was a relative of a two-star general who served in the Korlantas Polri.

With the evidence of the viral video, the young man was immediately secured at his residence in the Alstonia Town House Housing area, Ciputat.

South Tangerang Police Chief AKBP Iman Imanudin said his action had violated the Health Quarantine Act. This young man was later named a suspect.

"The safety of the people is the main thing. So the law is not indiscriminate and must be enforced," said Iman to reporters, Wednesday, July 7.

The perpetrators were charged with Law Number 4 of 1984 concerning Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases and Law Number 6 of 2016 concerning Health Quarantine and Article 216 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code

Not Relatives General

On the other hand, the South Tangerang Police Chief said that based on the results of the examination, the young man did not have any relatives of the National Police General.

"After being clarified, the statement (relatives of the general) turned out to be untrue," he said.

The excuse was used only to frighten the officers. Thus, the young man was not prosecuted and regardless of sanctions regarding the application of health protocols (prokes).

"It has nothing to do with it. I don't have any relatives. Yes, it might be like that (to scare the officers)," said AKBP Faith.