Pointing a knife at the police and being held back with a gun during a riot in Cakung, this man apologizes

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – IS (35), a motorcycle rider who was pointed at by a member of the Cakung Police in a commotion under the Cakung-Cilincing Highway bridge, Cakung, East Jakarta, has apologized.

Before being pointed at a gun, IS first pointed a knife at the policeman.

“I want to apologize to the entire Indonesian National Police because I have threatened the police with a knife,” IS said in a video description of the Cakung Police Public Relations video, Monday (11/7/2022).

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IS admitted that it was reflex and had no intention of injuring Aipda P, a member of the Cakung Police who was involved in a commotion with him.

“From the bottom of my heart, I didn’t have the slightest intention (to hurt). I reflexively, I made a mistake, and I regret it. I promise I will not do that again,” IS said.

Kompas.com still trying to contact the Cakung Sector Police Chief (Kapolsek), Kompol Syarifah Chaira Sukma, whether the legal process will continue after IS apologized.

IS was previously arrested for pointing a knife at Aipda P.

“So basically we have secured the perpetrator (IS) and we have processed it,” Syarifah said, Monday.

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The commotion started when two motorcyclists got into an argument over traffic jams.

One of the motorcyclist is IS, while the other rider is Aipda P.

Syarifah said Aipda P pointed a gun at IS because he was pointed at a knife first.

“So he was stuck again, he (IS) went against the road so that he almost hit the motorbike of the police (Aipda P), (later) he was reminded,” said Syarifah.

Syarifah said, IS threatened Aipda P using a knife taken out of his jacket pocket.

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“After being reminded, resisting, then he (IS) took out a knife and wanted to stab the (Aipda P) officer,” said Syarifah.

In addition to arresting IS, the police also seized a knife that IS used as evidence.

Meanwhile, Aipda P did not suffer any injuries as a result of the incident.

“(The knife) has been directed to the member’s abdomen, so the member immediately grabbed the knife,” said Syarifah.

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