TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Kostrad soldier shoots man dead in Cibinong
TNI chief Gen
Change Size
TNI chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf) (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
TNI chief Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
A soldier reportedly shot a man dead in Cibinong, Bogor regency, after the victim's motorcycle bumped into his car.
Siliwangi Military Command spokesman Col. Robertson confirmed on Wednesday that the suspect, identified only as Second Sgt. YH, was a soldier in the Army's Strategic Reserves Command (Kostrad). The dead man was Marsim, aka Japra, 40.
He said that the incident took place at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of Ciriung gas station in Cibinon when YH's car was grazed by Marsim's motorcycle. YH reportedly chased after Marsim, who refused to stop.
"The perpetrator [YH] pulled out his gun and shot the victim in the head, which caused his death," Robertson said as quoted by Antara state news agency.
Marsim's body was taken to Kramat Jati Police Hospital and YH was taken into custody by the military police.
Military Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo apologized for the shooting and promised that YH would be put on trial in an open court.
"I will send a telegram ordering that incidents involving military personnel officers and civilians have open trials," he said as reported by Antara.
Gatot said YH would be discharged from the military.
"The legal sanctions will be determined after the investigation and trial. [But] we will discharge him, especially because as a soldier he used a gun to take a life," he said.
Gatot added that the military would evaluate the use of guns by military personnel.
"Guns can only be used by personnel on duty and in operations," he said, adding that each personnel must relinquish their gun before going home. (rin)
