Police Steps to Secure 4 Members of the FPI Warriors in One Car After Questioning the Shootout Page all

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Police observer from the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Bambang Rukminto questioned the steps Police while securing four members of the Islamic Defenders Front ( REIT) to be taken to Polda Metro Jaya after a shootout at the Jakarta-Cikampek KM 50 toll road.

It is known that the four of them were brought in one car after the clash on Monday (7/12/2020) in the morning. They were then shot dead because they were suspected of seizing police weapons while in the car.

“I do not yet understand how the four suspects who previously shot at the police were arrested and then put in one car,” said Bambang when contacted. Kompas.com, Monday (14/12/2020).

“Is the proportion of the ratio of those who catch and those who are arrested equal? ​​Why not take into account if there is resistance ?,” he continued.

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From the reconstruction carried out by the police on Monday morning, it was found that four FPI members who were still alive after the shootout were taken to Polda Metro Jaya.

In the car, three members of the FPI laskar sat at the very back of the car. Another FPI member sat next to the police in the middle of the car.

Meanwhile, two other policemen sat in the front of the car. In total there were seven people in the car.

On the way when the car was on the Jakarta-Cikampek KM 51 + 200 toll road, members of the FPI laskar tried to seize the police weapon in the car. At that time, the four of them were indeed not handcuffed.

Police argued that the team involved in the shootout was not tasked with making arrests, but for observation or surveillance.

Bambang considered that there were precautionary measures that were not taken by the police.

“Still during an arrest, before being taken in a car, one can coordinate with the Police or the nearest unit. Here the point is not preventing the team from doing so. Especially if you look at the chronology beforehand, there was a shootout with the attackers,” he said.

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Bambang refers to Perkap No.1 of 2009 concerning the Use of Force in Police Actions.

Citing Article 3 of the Perkap, he was of the view that the police still have to prioritize preventive action. This means, according to him, the police should continue to take precautions so that there is no resistance in the car.

Bambang also requested that the Professional and Security Division (Propam) Police trace that thing.

“Propam still has to investigate it, and open it up transparently so that it becomes a lesson in the future,” he said.

In total there were six members of the FPI laskar who died after being shot for allegedly attacking the police during the incident. The police are still investigating the process.

It is known that there are differences in information between the police and FPI regarding this incident.

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FPI previously denied that members of the laskar attacked and shot the police first. According to FPI, members of the laskar are not equipped with firearms.

An external institution, namely Komnas HAM, also stepped in to investigate the clash.

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