Without Mediation, Ojol Driver Who Beats YouTuber In South Jakarta Immediately Becomes A Suspect

The alleged perpetrator of the beating of YouTubers in South Jakarta/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The police raised the status of an online motorcycle taxi driver (ojol), YS as a suspect in the case of beating YouTuber team Lauran Hutagalung when creating 'opposite motorcyclist' content in the South Jakarta area.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Bintoro, said that the determination of the suspect was based on several pieces of evidence, one of which was CCTV footage at the scene.

"There is no (mediation) yet. Based on 2 pieces of evidence, the perpetrator was named a suspect," he said

Bintoro also said that based on the perpetrator's actions, he was charged with Article 170 of the Criminal Code with a threat of 5 years in prison.

"Arrested under Article 170 (KUHP)," he concluded.

It is known that the police arrested one person suspected of beating a YouTuber team Lauren Hutagalung while filming the content of an opposite motorbike in the South Jakarta area.

The arrests were made on Jalan Raya Pondok Gede Dirgantara II, Halim Perdana Kusuma, East Jakarta, Saturday morning, at 02.50 WIB. The perpetrator with the initials YS (45), a male online motorcycle taxi driver (ojol).

"The robber from Halim Perdana Kusuma Village, Makasar District, East Jakarta," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the South Jakarta Metro Police, AKBP Bintoro.

Meanwhile, the victim or reporter is a man with the initials AS (27) from Cipinang Besar Utara Village, Jatinegara District, East Jakarta.

"The beating place was in front of the Warung Solo Restaurant, Jalan Lapangan Ros Utara, Bukit Duri, Tebet, South Jakarta on Tuesday (15 August) at 20.00 WIB," he said.