The Suspect In The Beating Of The KNPI Chairman Works As A Debt Collector

Releases the case of beating the KNPI Chairman Haris Pertama at Polda Metro Jaya/Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The police said that the suspects in the beating against the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI), Haris Pertama, were debt collectors. However, the motive for the beating is still being investigated.

"The profession is a private suspect or a debt collector," said the Director of General Criminal Investigation at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Tubagus Ade Hidayat, to reporters on Tuesday, February 22.

However, the motive behind the beating is still uncertain. This is because the suspects were only arrested this morning, so further investigation is needed.

"The motive still needs further investigation due to the initial fact that the chairman of the DPP KNPI Haris Pratama was ganged up by four people," said Tubagus.

Previously, the police said five people were involved in the case of beating the general chairman of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI), Haris Pratama. Three of them have been arrested.

The three suspects were arrested at their respective homes in the Tanjung Priok and Bekasi areas.

In this case, two suspects namely, MS and JT are charged with Article 170 of the Criminal Code. Meanwhile, SS was charged with Article 55 of the Criminal Code regarding participating in assisting crimes.

The general chairman of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI), Haris Pertama, was the victim of a beating. Where, the perpetrators are said to be three unidentified people, on Monday, February 21.

According to reports, the beating began when Haris was about to eat at the Garuda restaurant, Cikini, Central Jakarta. However, suddenly three unknown people appeared who immediately molested him. As a result of the beating, Haris suffered a wound on his forehead.