The Suspect In The IDF Bripda Shooter Had Wanted To Escape

West Java Police Criminal Investigation Director Kombes Surawan during a press conference at the Bogor Police Headquarters, Tuesday (1/8/2023). (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

BOGOR - Director of the General Criminal Investigation of the West Java Regional Police, Kombes Surawan, revealed that the suspect who shot Brigadier Ignatius Dwi Frisco Sirage or Bripda IDF (20) had wanted to escape after the shooting incident.

"The suspect wanted to run away from the dormitory, but was arrested by his colleagues," said Surawan as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 1.

Bripda IDF was shot dead due to the negligence of his co-workers who showed illegal homemade firearms at the Police Flat, Cikeas, Bogor Regency, West Java, Sunday (23/7).

In this case, two members of the National Police from the Special Detachment (Densus) 88 Anti-terror were named as suspects, namely Bripda IMS and Bripka IG. Both were declared to have violated the code of ethics for the category of serious violations and the criminal act of Article 338 of the Criminal Code.

Surawan explained that the suspect had wanted to escape from the Police Flat, Cikeas, after the shooting of the IDF BRipda, but was arrested by his colleagues.

"We are currently investigating how he (the suspect) will run away. What is clear is that when he was about to run, he had already been explained to the family," he explained.

Surawan explained from the facts, the incident was an negligence committed by the suspect, resulting in a firearm erupting and hitting the IDF Bripda.

According to him, the victims and suspects who are juniors and seniors at Densus88 Anti-terror Police are known to have good relations with each other.

"From the last conversation, the suspect took out a gun (from the bag) and said 'I have a weapon', then accidentally he pulled the trigger," said Surawan.

The suspect was already carrying a weapon in his bag when he entered the room where Bripda IDF shot him.

"There was no intent. Maybe he forgot the SOP of the weapon was put in a bag, but it was already restrained. When the weapon was taken, it accidentally pulled it and erupted," he said.

Tersangka Bripda IMS dijerat Pasal 338 atau Pasal 359 KUHP dan atau Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 1951, sedangkan tersangka Bripka IG dikenakan Pasal 338 juncto Pasal 56 dan atau Pasal 359 juncto Pasal 56 KUHP dan atau Undang-Undang Darurat Nomor 12 Tahun 1951.

The two suspects face the death penalty or life imprisonment or a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.