JAKARTA - A man suspected of being a thug in Padang, West Sumatra harassed and beat the driver of a cement truck transporting cement from Semen Padang. This incident went viral on social media.
Knowing this, the police immediately went to the field to chase the man. The police learned of this incident based on public reports and on social media that went viral.
"We learned about this incident from public information and videos that went viral on social media," said Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Padang Police, Kompol Rico Fernanda, in Padang, as reported by Antara, Sunday, July 12.
He said the Padang Police Satreskrim and their ranks were hunting for the perpetrators whose identities and addresses had been pocketed.
"We have also visited his residence, only the person concerned has not returned home since the incident," said Rico.
Rico explained the modus operandi allegedly carried out by the perpetrators was to ask for money from truck drivers transporting cement from Semen Padang.
If the driver does not give money, he continued, the perpetrators will be threatened with violence.
He emphasized that his party will continue to hunt down the perpetrators and take action because his actions have disturbed the community.
Previously, a truck driver was attacked by thugs in the Indarung area, Padang. Not only was the driver smacked, the driver also appeared to have been beaten several times.
The perpetrator's action was then recorded by someone and then uploaded to social media Facebook and Instagram so that it went viral.
One of the Facebook accounts that uploaded the video is "Galigaman Sangir" on Saturday, July 10, until Sunday, July 11, the video has been watched by 624 thousand people, and received more than 9 thousand comments from citizens.
In the video description it is written that the incident occurred at PPI Indarung, PT Semen Padang, Lubuk Kilangan District, Padang City.
In the video, the perpetrator claimed to be named Izet and asked for money to buy a drink, he also issued dirty words before finally being given money by the driver Rp. 20,000
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