Police Arrested IDR 30 Million From 2 Local Journalists In Bengkulu Kepergok Peras 17 Village Heads

Illustration of the rupiah currency. (Unsplash-Mufid Majnun)

BENGKULU - The Bengkulu Regional Police confiscated evidence in the form of cash amounting to Rp. 30 million from two local online journalists in the North Bengkulu Regency with the initials ER and W. Both were caught extorting 17 village heads.

"From the Hand Catching Operation (OTT) of the two team actors confiscated evidence in the form of cash amounting to Rp. 30 million," said Head of Public Relations of the Bengkulu Police Kombes Pol Anuardi in Bengkulu City, Thursday, January 19, confiscated by Antara. He said the two perpetrators extorted 17 village heads in Kerkap District, North Bengkulu Regency by asking for money amounting to Rp. 10 million per village head. the media where the perpetrators worked.

Anuardi continued, currently the investigative team will conduct a case related to the arrest of OTT two local media online journalists in North Bengkulu Regency. Previously, the Jatanras Opsnal Team of the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of the Bengkulu Police arrested two journalists who were caught extorting 17 local village heads on Wednesday, January 18. The arrest of the two journalists when they were about to receive money from one of the village heads in Kerkap District, North Bengkulu Regency. Until now, the two journalists are still undergoing further investigation at the Bengkulu Police Headquarters. In addition to investigating the two perpetrators, explained Anuardi, his party also asked for information from village heads who were victims of extortion by the two journalists.