MAKASSAR - The Makassar Police Jatanras Unit Team arrested two burglars as well as inventory thieves in a number of official rooms at the Makassar City Hall Office, South Sulawesi.

"We have arrested two perpetrators. The initials are FAM, 23 years of contract work. Second, RDM, 39 years old, is also a contract employee at Makassar City Hall," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Makassar Police Commissioner Jamal Fathur Rakhman at Makassar Police Headquarters, quoted by Antara, Thursday. , September 16.

The two perpetrators are known to be contract employees. FAM worked at the Independent Monitoring Agency for the Procurement of Goods and Services for two years. Meanwhile, RDM at the Secretariat for Legal Affairs has worked at the local city hall for nine years.

The disclosure and arrest of the perpetrators, said Jamal, after a more in-depth investigation as well as witnesses and other supporting evidence, so that this case was revealed. The results of the investigation, there are suspicions from insiders, because there was no damage at all to the doors and windows at the crime scene, including several other rooms.

"So this actor works inside, so he knows when it is opened, when it is closed or when the employee is negligent, so that the perpetrator can take these items. The action, gradually, from March to September 2021," said Jamal.

Perpetrators also act during working hours, as well as during holidays, as well as various models of observation to see opportunities when other employees are careless and do not suspect them. Regarding CCTV footage, there is very little information, but it is corroborated by information obtained from city hall employees and staff.

The results of the interrogation of the SAM perpetrators who carried out the theft were assisted by RDM. The perpetrators reasoned that the proceeds from the sale of these goods would later be used as capital for marriage, and after marriage with their partner. Perpetrators were arrested in several locations, on 15 September 2021m after information on their whereabouts was known.

"Our two perpetrators apply Article 363 paragraphs 1 and 2 with the threat of a sentence of nine years in prison," said the former Panakkukang Police Chief.

For evidence of development results that are secured, such as cameras, laptops, printers, cell phones as well as paper and other inventory items. Other evidence that has been sold at a high value, he said, is being pursued because it is outside Makassar City.

"So the loss is approximately hundreds of millions of rupiah, what we can secure is only tens of millions of rupiah. It's not total because expensive items are still being chased by the Makassar Polrestabes Jatanras team because information is sold outside the area," he said.

Previously, this incident was uncovered when staff opened the Makassar Dispora Office room on the 4th floor of the city hall to find a number of office inventory items, such as laptops, printers, and others had disappeared. Not only there, other service offices on the 5th, 6th and 7th floors also experienced the same thing.

"The incident happened on Monday (6/9) last week, and it was only found out at our place that there were losses such as a laptop, one printer and 20 reams of paper, plus one good trophy, too," said the Acting Head of the Youth and Sports Agency (Dispora). ) Makassar Husni Mubarak at the local town hall, Tuesday, 7 September.

There was an oddity when the theft took place, because none of the doors and locks were damaged. Even the theft was not only in the Dispora room on the fourth floor, but in other rooms on the fifth, sixth, and seventh floors. It happened almost at the same time.


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