A Debt Collector Who Points A Sickle To His Friend Turns Out To Be Still A Minor

The screen captures a viral video of debt collectors carrying sickles during a community gathering.

JAKARTA - The man who brandished a sickle when collecting debts and then took the victim's motorbike away has been entered into the court process. As explained by the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Kembangan Police, AKP Ferdo Elfianto, it is true that such an incident occurred.

"Yes, that's right, the motorcycle theft with the motive of brandishing a sickle to collect debts is viral on social media." said AKP Ferdo Elfianto, to VOI, Friday, September 3.

Ferdo said, the case has just gone viral now. In fact, still said Ferdo, the motorcycle theft case has been going on for a long time.

"It's been a long time since we handled it, we want P21. How viral is it? How come it just went viral," he said.

Even according to Kanit, the suspect's file with the initials R (17) has been sent to the prosecutor's office.

"This file is just waiting for P21, the file has been sent to the prosecutor's office. The results of our investigation are facts," he said.

AKP Ferdo explained that the motorcycle theft occurred around August 20 or 21.

"It's been almost 2 weeks. I'm a little surprised, how come this is only going viral now? We have sent our files too. The perpetrator is also detained," he said again.

Previously, a man went viral on the streets of Delima Lapangam Bola, Srengseng, Kembangan, West Jakarta. The perpetrator brandished a machete in a drunken state.

In addition to brandishing a gun, the perpetrator also took the victim's motorbike, who was also a friend of his. The motorbike was sold to the Central Jakarta area for Rp. 750 thousand.

The information went viral on social media. One of the Instagram accounts that shared the viral video of the riot was the Instagram account @jakartabarat24jam.

"The perpetrators who are viral are minors. But there is special treatment, special handling. So the handling is faster. R is charged with Article 363 of the Criminal Code," he said.