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5 police personnel named suspects in S.Sulawesi brawl
Five members of the South Sulawesi Police have been named suspects for their alleged involvement in the attack of the Makassar mayor office, which led to a massive brawl between police officers and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel, on early Sunday.
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Heavily damaged -- A local resident looks at broken windows at the Makassar mayor's office, which was attacked by a group of police officers early Sunday. The attack led to a mass brawl between police officers and Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel. (thejakartapost.com/Andi Hajramurni)
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ive members of the South Sulawesi Police have been named suspects for their alleged involvement in an attack on the Makassar mayor’s office, which led to a mass brawl between police officers and Makassar Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel on early Sunday.
The five police officers, identified by their initials DR, MH, AC, LB and HI, are charged with violating Article 170 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) on assault and criminal damage.
South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Anton Charliyan said on Friday that the five police officers had been detained at the police’s headquarters in Makassar since Tuesday.
“Anyone committing violations will be legally processed, regardless of their being police officers. The five personnel have been named suspects, alongside two members of the Satpol PP,” said Anton.
He said the legal process was continuing even as law enforcement authorities focused their attention on keeping the situation calm in Makassar.
Separately, Makassar Police chief Sr. Comr. Rusdi Hartono said two Satpol PP personnel, identified by their intials J, 24, and S, 28, had been named suspects in two separate cases under separate articles of the KUHP.
Rusdi said J had been named a suspect of stabbing to death Second Brig. Michael Abraham Rieuwpassa, 22, a member of the provincial police force.
J, he said, was accused of violating Article 338 of the KUHP on murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison, and has been detained at the Makassar Police headquarters since Thursday. (ebf)
