Police Arrest Perpetrators Of Murder At Kendari Bay Bridge

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KENDARI - The Kendari City Resort Police (Polresta), Southeast Sulawesi, arrested the suspect in the murder at the Kendari Bay Bridge who had previously fled.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for Kendari Police, AKP Fitrayadi, said the suspect with the initials AH (22) suspected of committing the murder at Teluk Kendari Bridge was arrested by the Buser Team 77 of the Kendari Police, together with the Abeli Police Resmob and North Konawe Police.

"The suspect was arrested after fleeing for a month in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, on Friday (13/5) at around 23:00 WITA," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, May 14.

He explained that after carrying out the murder, the suspect fled from various places to Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province.

After being on the run for a month, the police detected the suspect's presence in Morowali Regency. He continued, the joint team immediately gave chase, when they arrived in Lasolo District, the police passed the suspect.

"I ordered the Buser 77 team to go there (Morowali) to arrest them, but they found them on the road," he said.

The Buser 77 team, the Lasolo Polsek Resmob Konut Police and the Abeli Police Criminal Investigation Unit led by the AKP Police Chief Adi Kesuma then arrested the perpetrator.

"When arrested, the perpetrator was still trying to escape, but was immediately arrested on the vehicle without a fight," he said

At the time of the arrest, the police also seized evidence of badik used by the suspect to stab the victim named Muhammad Taufik Hidayat on April 11, 2022 at around 00.30 WITA.

After being arrested, the perpetrator AH was taken to the Kendari Police Headquarters to languish in the Kendari Police Satreskrim cell.

"The suspect is charged with Article 365 paragraph 4 of the Criminal Code, a subsidiary of Article 351 paragraph 3 with the threat of the death penalty," he said.