Police Confirm Perpetrator Of Extortion Attempt By Pretending To Be Lame In East Jakarta Alone

East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Budi Sartono in a viral press conference, a man pretended to be limping as a victim of a hit-and-run at Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta (PHOTO: Muhamad Jehan-VOI)

JAKARTA - The police confirmed that the perpetrator pretending to be limping, AF carried out an extortion act in the Pasar Rebo area, East Jakarta alone. This is known from the examination by the police team.

"The perpetrator himself, so he deliberately slashed people's motorbikes. So the first thing he stopped Mio, 'please get hit by person A,' said East Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Budi Sartono to reporters at the East Jakarta Metro Police, Sunday, January 30.

"If we go home, we have checked the motorcycle taxi driver, and paid 10 thousand," he continued.

Based on the perpetrator's statement, Kombes Budi explained, the perpetrator asked for help from other motorists while chasing his potential victim.

"The results of the investigation while the suspect was moving on his own, who was chasing someone, stopped him to help him catch up. On the way home, take a Gojek to return to the Pasar Rebo traffic lights (TL)," said the Police Chief.

Despite trying to engineer a hit-and-run, the perpetrator failed to make potential victims and local residents believe in him.

The people did not respond. Residents even called the perpetrators lying.

Residents then asked the driver to leave because the road was already congested due to the perpetrators stopping the car.

This video went viral until the East Jakarta Metro Police formed a team to hunt down the perpetrators of the extortion. It didn't take long for the police to apprehend the perpetrator in the Depok area, Sunday, January 30, at 01.00 WIB.

"We are conducting an investigation by members of the East Jakarta Police and the Pasar Rebo Police, combing through to the beginning (until finally) the pursuit and arrest of the suspect in the Depok area," he continued.

For his actions, the perpetrators were charged with Articles 368 and 318 of the Criminal Code. "The articles that we apply are Article 368 and Article 168 of the Criminal Code with a threat of 4 years and 9 years," said the Police Chief.