4 Youths In Pontianak Apologize For Burning Jokowi's Photo

Four youths in Pontianak apologized for burning Jokowi's photo (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Four men in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, apologized to all Indonesian people regarding the burning incident of a photo of President Joko Widodo and Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani and the Chairman of the West Kalimantan DPRD.

"For the next legal process, we are still investigating and an examination is carried out regarding the motives of their actions, but the four perpetrators have apologized," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Pontianak Police, Kompol Tri Prasetyo, quoted from Antara, Sunday.

It is known that the burning incident of a photo of President Joko Widodo, Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani and Chairman of the West Kalimantan Kebing DPRD, occurred during a student demonstration at the West Kalimantan DPRD Building to protest against the stipulation of a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law or Perppu Cipta Kerja number 2 of 2022 to become Law, Friday (31/3).

Tri conveyed that the four perpetrators of the burning of photos of the President, the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the Chairman of the West Kalimantan DPRD with the initials IH,AN,RF and ZN have been secured at the Pontianak Police Station.

From the results of the examination, the four perpetrators of the arson were due to disappointment with the decision of the government and the Indonesian House of Representatives which stipulated the Job Creation Act.

Tri said, after undergoing examination, the four perpetrators made a statement that the act was wrong.

"The four perpetrators also apologized to the people of Indonesia, to the President of the Republic of Indonesia, the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the Chairman of the West Kalimantan DPRD," Tri explained.