Senayan Politician Comments On The Shooting Of Makassar Transportation Service Employees: Civilians Can't Have Guns Without Permission

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JAKARTA - The police have been asked to seriously investigate the ownership and licensing of the weapons involved in the shooting that killed Najamuddin Sewang (33 years), an employee of the Makassar City Transportation Service, South Sulawesi.

"Civilians may not own firearms without permission from the authorities, the police must investigate the permit and origin of the firearms," said Member of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives Andi Rio Idris Padjalangi, Monday, April 18, quoted from Antara.

Andi Rio asked the police to disclose transparently whether the firearms used by the alleged perpetrators were police and TNI standards or non-organic ones that were not the TNI and Polri standards.

This step, according to him, needs to be done so that the street "cowboy" action does not spread and many people are worried.

Andi Rio explained that owning a firearm is not easy and must go through various psychological, health, and shooting training or certification processes.

According to him, possession of a firearm is not for arrogance or committing a crime, even taking a person's life so that it is not justified.

"Ownership of a firearm permit has been determined by the Regulation of the National Police Chief, who is allowed to own a firearm for sports and self-defense," he said.

Previously, Polrestabes Makassar, South Sulawesi, immediately released complete disclosures and the work of the shooter who killed Makassar City Transportation Service officer Najamuddin Sewang on Jalan Danau Tanjung Bunga, Sunday (3/4).

"The case or case of the shooting that occurred on April 3, 2022 has been successfully revealed and we have arrested the perpetrators. For the suspects, we give the initials S, MIA, AKM, and A," said Makassar Police Chief Kombes Pol Budhi Haryanto, Sunday (17/4).

Budhi said the role of each suspect was to be the executor, drawing, and brains of the shooter.

The Makassar Police Joint Team arrested a man with the initials MIA who is known to be the Head of the Makassar City Civil Service Police (Satpol PP) at his private home on Jalan Muhammad Tahir on Saturday (16/4) afternoon.