The Perpetrator At Gunpoint Who Was Thought To Be A Police Officer With The Rank Of Kombes Gave Himself Up While Carrying A Toy Gun

Two gunmen held guns at a cafe in South Jakarta/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

JAKARTA - Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Ridwan Soplanit, said that the suspect IR gave himself up to the police with a toy gun. Based on the confession of the perpetrator, so that he is not charged with the articles of the emergency law.

It is known that the police arrested IR and AAR on suspicion of mistreatment and possession of weapons such as a fire or an Ar Soft Gun of the Barreta type. The incident occurred at a Cafe Vol Bottle, Senopati, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Sunday, June 12, in the early hours of the morning.

"Yes, that's right, so he came with a toy gun so he wouldn't be ensnared by the emergency law. He came with an alibi, 'this is my gun, this is what I pointed at the time at the crime scene (TKP)'," said Ridwan when confirmed, Wednesday June 15, evening.

Even though the IR gave himself up with a gun, the officers did not easily believe it and carried out an internal investigation regarding the possession of the weapon. It turned out to be true, the weapons used by the perpetrators when the incident occurred during the surrender were different.

The officers then searched the suspect and his car. As a result, the Baretta type Air Soft Gun was found.

"He wanted to trick the members into saying that what he was holding was only a toy gun. The toy gun could lighten him for what he did. It turned out that we did further investigation and it turned out that it wasn't what he was using," he concluded.

Previously, it was reported that the police arrested the perpetrators of assault and held a firearm at a cafe in South Jakarta. The Head of the Meto South Jakarta Police, Kombes Budhi Herdi Susianto, emphasized that the confession of suspect IR (23) who claimed to be a member of the police with the rank of Commissioner (Kombes) was not true.

He confirmed that the perpetrator was a civilian who confessed to his friends. We need to emphasize here, it was circulated that IR claimed to be a member of the National Police with the rank of Kombes.

"We convey that it is not true that the person concerned is not a police officer and is not of the rank of Kombes," Budhi told reporters at the South Jakarta Metro Police, Wednesday, June 12.