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Members of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Jayapura City Police are currently investigating the crime scene of the burning of a car by two suspects. (ANTARA/HO-Polresta Jayapura City)

JAYAPURA - Jayapura City Police Investigators have named two people as suspects in the case of burning a car in Koya Koso, Jayapura City, Papua.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Jayapura City Police, AKP Oscar Fajar Rahadian, explained that the determination of the suspect was carried out after the title of the case of the destruction and burning of the Nikson Tarage car in front of the Bagot Koya Koso Fishing.

Two people who were named suspects had the initials EF (18) and MP (45), a resident of Jayapura. The burning was carried out by the suspects on Friday (21/7) night, when the victim Nikson Tarage, a member of the National Police with the rank of Bripka, was about to help victims of traffic accidents.

When he was about to help Yostan Pagawak, the accident victim, Bripka Nikson's vehicle was damaged and burned by friends of the victim who were drunk with alcohol.

The suspects who were drunk when they saw Nikson had asked, "Who hit?" and then beat Bripka Nikson who ran for safety.

The two suspects then damaged and burned Nikson's car and then took his colleague to the Ramela Koya Barat Hospital.

"While at Ramela Hospital, the two suspects were arrested without a fight," Oscar explained.

Both suspects were charged with Article 187 and Article 363 of the Criminal Code for intentionally causing fire and theft with violence which carries a maximum penalty of 12 years in prison.