Claiming To Be Mistaken, Student Killer UI Apologizes To The Victim's Mother

Deputy Head of the Depok Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Wakasat), AKP Nirwan Pohan. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/VOI)

JAKARTA - Altafasurya Ardnika Basya (23), a student at the University of Indonesia (UI) program for the Russian Literature study of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB) finally laments meaningless regret after killing his junior with the initials MNZ (19).

The perpetrator admitted that he had made a mistake and was desperate for the problems he was facing. He also conveyed an in-depth apology to the families of the victims of MNZ, the campus and others.

"I apologize. I, Altaf, want to apologize to the victim's mother, the victim's family, friends, and the injured parties," the perpetrator told reporters, Sunday, August 6.

Despite regretting his reckless actions, Altaf remained strong in facing the threat of decades in prison for his actions.

"I will carry out this sentence and accept the consequences cooperatively," said the perpetrator.

Meanwhile, when asked about the reason the perpetrator had the heart to stab the victim up to 10 stabs, the perpetrator admitted that he had no grudges or any problems against the victim.

He was only influenced by a sense of despair over his debt-related problems.

"I have no problem with the victim, no grudges. The plan (of murder and robbery) only appeared when I was waiting to go home on Wednesday before the incident," he said.

Previously, it was reported that Altafasurya Ardinika Basya (23), a boarding house resident, was desperate to carry out a robbery and murder of a MNZ victim (19) a student at a Apik Zire boarding house, Jalan Palakali, RT 07/05, Kukusan Village, Beji District, Depok City.

The incident was successfully revealed by the discovery of a corpse in room 102, Indekost Apik Zire, Kukusan Village, Beji, Depok. Then the joint team of the Depok Metro Police and Polsek began to investigate the case.

Based on CCTV footage evidence, it can be seen the whereabouts of the perpetrator named Altafasurya Ardnika Basya at the scene. Furthermore, the CCTV footage was recorded in the photo and shown to a number of witnesses who are also fellow victims.

It turned out that when the police gave a photo of CCTV footage related to the perpetrator's face, apparently the victim's colleague recognized the perpetrator's face.

Then the police went to the perpetrator's boarding house at Wisma Ladika, Jalan Masjid Alfaroq, Kukusan Village, Depok City. The perpetrator was arrested when he left his boarding house.

The perpetrator was then interrogated regarding the discovery of the man's body. The perpetrator also admitted that the murder was used a folding knife and took the perpetrator's belongings in the form of a laptop, wallet and cellphone.

To eliminate traces, the perpetrator put the victim in a black plastic bag and was taped.