Payakumbuh Police Seven The Abuse Of Hundreds Of Subsidized Fuel Liters

Deputy Chief of Payakumbuh Police Kompol Russirwan together with Head of Criminal Investigation Unit Iptu Alva Zakya Akbar and KBO Iptu Hendra showed evidence of subsidized Bio Solar fuel. (Among)

Payakumbuh - Payakumbuh Resort Police (Polres), West Sumatra managed to thwart the misuse of hundreds of liters of subsidized Bio Solar fuel (BBM) from three suspects with the initials I (53), AFI (34), and YE (46). Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Payakumbuh Police, Iptu Alva Zakya Akbar, said the three suspects were secured in three different locations after refueling at gas stations. "Some time ago we secured three trucks with three suspects who carried out subsidized fuel types of diesel fuel," he said in Payakumbuh, Antara, Thursday, October 13. He said the evidence that was secured by the Payakumbuh Police Satreskrim from the three suspects was approximately 500 liters. "The suspect carried out the action by launching from one gas station to another. For example, it was filled at one gas station, immediately copied to the genus and then finished, it was filled again to the gas station," he said accompanied by KBO Satreskrim Payakumbuh Police Iptu Hendra Gunawan. He said that the arrests began with reports from the public who found people who took advantage of the scarcity of subsidized fuel. "The confession of the suspect BBM will be sold retail and there will also be a rice hijacking machine at a price of approximately Rp. 10,000 per liter," he said. He said that the Payakumbuh Police Satreskrim had also asked for testimony from filling officers at gas stations. The suspect is suspected of violating Article 55 of Law number 22 of 2001 concerning oil and natural gas as amended by Article 40 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia number 11 of 2020 concerning job creation with a maximum threat of six years in prison. Meanwhile, Deputy Head of Payakumbuh Police, Kompol Russirwan, appealed to the public not to commit the crime of hoarding subsidized fuel and complying with the legislation. "We continue to urge and remind the public not to commit the crime of hoarding subsidized fuel to avoid legal issues so that subsidized fuel will be right on target," he said.