This Is The Reason The Thugs Claiming To Be Mass Organizations Extorted Rp50 Million From Contractors

DB, a thug who claims to be a mass organization in Joglo, Kembangan, West Jakarta. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI)

JAKARTA - DB (48), the initials, a thug extorting construction project contractors in the Joglo area, Kembangan, West Jakarta admitted that he was forced to take the action because of economic pressure.

When interviewed at the Kembangan Police, the man who claimed to be a member of this mass organization said he was a victim of layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also admitted that he had only once committed the crime of extortion.

"This is the first time. I'm hungry. The children also want to pay for school. I came to ask for the real duty," said the perpetrator before the police, Thursday, August 26.

The perpetrator said he asked the project owner to look after the project but was told to come back later.

"Actually, from the beginning of the 2nd, I was told to the boss but it wasn't clear," he said.

The perpetrator admitted that it was the first time he had received the money. "Just got it," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kembangan Police, AKP Ferdo, appealed to the public to always be vigilant regarding acts of thuggery.

"In the midst of a pandemic, to always be vigilant if there is thuggery activity on behalf of an individual or mass organization, please report it to the nearest police. We convey that there is no room for thuggery in the West Jakarta area," he said.