TANGERANG - Balaraja Police, Tangerang Police, Banten Police, managed to apprehend four thugs who often extorted people from the access road to PT. SRKI Balaraja District.
They are MI alias Patrick (32) male, LA (31) male, and SW (36) male. The three are residents of Sentul Village, Balaraja District, Tangerang Regency, and one other suspect, namely RY (45), male, a resident of Cangkudu Village, Balaraja District, Tangerang Regency.
Tangerang Police Chief, Grand Commissioner Pol Raden Romdhon Natakusuma confirmed the incident.
“It is true that four men who were involved in thuggery who disturbed the residents, namely MI, LA, SW, and RY, often acted on the access road to PT. SRKI Sentul Village, Balaraja," said Raden in a written statement, Monday, July 18.
Raden explained that the four suspects were reported by the victim to the Balaraja Police on suspicion of thuggery.
"The four suspects were reported by the victim, a man with the initials TB (26), at that time the victim was about to take three of his colleagues to the PT SRKI mess, then the four-wheeled vehicle driven by the victim was intercepted, the suspect immediately checked the contents of the vehicle and even beat the victim," said Raden.
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Raden explained that the suspects carried out vehicle inspections and beat them because one of the vehicle passengers was a female employee who lived in the mess. However, the suspect did not pay attention, and the suspects asked for some money if the vehicle wanted to pass and the victim gave IDR 150,000.
Even though the suspects had refused, finally the money was received, and the victim continued to enter the company area to the mess and the victim thought the situation was safe," explained Raden.
Raden also explained that when the victim was about to return to Jakarta, the victim was intercepted by the suspects.
"When he was about to return to Jakarta, the suspect again intercepted the victim by crossing a long wooden chair on the road. The suspects asked for additional money of IDR 1,000,000 but the victim refused. Because they continued to be forced, the victim again gave money of IDR 300,000, but through a transfer to the account of one of the suspects. After being allowed to pass, the victim reported the incident to the Balaraja Police and the police immediately carried out an investigation and went to the location, but the suspects had already fled," said Raden.
Raden explained, Thursday (14 July) the police received information that a number of people had committed burglary. Upon receiving the report, the officers gave chase.
"On Thursday (14 July) the police received information that a number of people had harassed the driver of the company's raw material transportation company and the police immediately moved and arrested the four suspects," explained Raden.
From the results of the examination and interrogation, the perpetrator is a suspect who has been wanted.
"From the results of the examination and interrogation of the four perpetrators, they are suspects who have been wanted so far, besides the results of the investigation it is known that the perpetrators often commit extortion and also disturb residents because they are often drunk," said Raden.
The suspects were detained at the Balaraja Police Station to account for their actions.
"For his actions, the suspect is charged with Article 368 of the Criminal Code on the basis of forcing someone with violence or threats of violence to give something goods with a threat of 9 years in prison, the suspect is also charged with Article 170 of the Criminal Code Whoever in public together commits violence against people or goods with the threat of punishment above 5 years in prison," concluded Raden.
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