CIREBON - The Cirebon Police Satreskrim, West Java arrested three perpetrators of beatings and bullying of minors. The actions of the three perpetrators were recorded and shocked by netizens.
"We have arrested three of the four perpetrators of beating and bullying children with disabilities," said Cirebon Police Chief of Criminal Investigation Unit Kompol Anton in Cirebon, Antara, Wednesday, September 21.
According to him, the three arrested perpetrators are still students at one of the high schools in Susukan District, Cirebon Regency. They are 15-16 years old and still underage.
The beatings and bullying were carried out by four people in one of the huts, and their actions were documented using video, then spread through social media.
"After the video was spread, we received a report from the victim's family, and immediately arrested three perpetrators," he said.
Anton said the three people who had been detained were still being questioned further, and his party had not yet named a suspect. However, said Anton, the three perpetrators are threatened with being charged with Law Number 35/2014 concerning child protection and Article 80 in conjunction with Article 170 of the Criminal Code with a maximum threat of nine years in prison.
"There are these perpetrators who stepped on, kicked, beat, and also recorded," he said.
The act of beating and molesting minors with disabilities invites criticism from various circles, even West Java Governor M. Ridwan Kamil uploaded on social media and also received various responses from netizens.
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