progresifjaya.id, JAKARTA – The story of the track record of a snatching duo whose faces went viral on social media as a result of being caught on a photographer’s camera while in action at a car free day (CFD) event has ended in the hands of the Resmob Sub-Directorate, Ditreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya. The two perpetrators, namely HAN alias Uus (23) and MR alias Jedding (21) were arrested at different locations and times.
Dirreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Wira Satya Triputra in his official statement explained, that after the act of mugging at CFD, the two suspects tried to disguise themselves as monkey mask workers. Their hope is that the police will not trace their traces. But because their faces had gone viral, the two of them immediately split up and ran away.
“The suspects knew that it was viral. So after committing the crime they briefly returned to their homes in the Jakarta Utara area and then immediately scattered and ran away,” said Kombes Pol Wira Satya Triputra to reporters, Wednesday, (3/7).
“They realized after it went viral because it was known by many people. There was a lot of input from the public, including from their friends who said, ‘Woi, you’re viral.’ There is information from residents around the perpetrator’s house,” he added.
Kombes Pol Wira said, the suspect Uus fled to his uncle’s house in the Bekasi Regency area and was arrested on Tuesday, (18/6). Meanwhile, Jeding fled to the Jampang Kulon area, Sukabumi, West Java and was only arrested last Monday, (1/7).
Regarding their own mugging, said Kombes Pol Wira again, it had been planned. They both communicate via Facebook for ‘work’.
The planning itself is scheduled to take place on Friday, June 14 2024, at around 17.30 WIB. The suspect Uus invited Jedding to carry out a mugging with the code ‘gawe’.
“The perpetrator on behalf of Uus invited the Jedding perpetrator to communicate via the Facebook application to invite him to commit theft and weight using the language written in the chat column, ‘Do you want to play or not’,” he said again.
“Then the suspect MR answered ‘Yes, let’s go’,” he added.
However, because the weather was raining at that time, this intention was abandoned. Only on Sunday, (16/6), at around 03.00 WIB, the suspect Uus again invited Jedding to carry out a mugging.
“By communicating via Facebook using the language ‘Do you want to play or not’, then the suspect MR answered using the language, ‘Just wait for the rain to stop. If the rain stops we will walk’,” explained Kombes Pol Wira.
When the rain stopped at around 04.30 WIB, the two of them met and went on a Honda Beat motorbike to Sudirman.
After arriving at the location at around 05.10 WIB, the two of them then went around looking for advice. Until finally the two of them met the 14 year old victim who was running. Immediately, the victim’s cellphone was snatched.
Unfortunately, their action was captured by photographer Roni Asnan’s camera. So their faces both go viral on social media.
24 hours after the incident, Uus was arrested. Meanwhile, Jedding was only hit last Monday, (17/) in Sukabumi, West Java because his position moved quickly.
Uus and Jedding are now in the Polda Metro Jaya detention cell. They are subject to Article 363 of the Criminal Code which carries a penalty of 9 years in prison. (Bembo)