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Indonesian Police Name 45 Suspects in Post-Protest Riots
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Indonesian Police Name 45 Suspects in Post-Protest Riots

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesian police have named 45 suspects following riots that erupted after a demonstration at the Parliament Building.
  • A total of 322 individuals were arrested and categorized into six clusters, including minors, rioters, and those involved in property damage and assault.
  • Authorities are investigating groups suspected of instigating, funding, and recruiting participants for the unrest, with a focus on the exploitation of minors.

Authorities in Jakarta have identified 45 suspects in connection with violent clashes that erupted after a demonstration outside the Indonesian Parliament building on Thursday. The Metro Jaya Regional Police announced the charges following the arrest of 322 individuals.

From the investigation results, based on evidence and witnesses we examined during the investigation process, we have currently named 45 people as suspects.

— Iman ImanuddinDirector of General Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Regional Police, explaining the number of suspects identified.

Police Commissioner Iman Imanuddin detailed that the arrested individuals have been divided into six distinct clusters for investigation. The first cluster involves minors under 18, with 153 children being processed. This group includes 25 school dropouts and children as young as 12 years old, with 10 individuals aged 18.

The second cluster focuses on direct participants in the riots, involving 91 individuals. The third cluster addresses the destruction of public facilities and assaults, with 71 people being investigated. A fourth cluster concerns the carrying of sharp weapons, with three individuals found possessing such items.

The modus operandi carried out by the people we have named as suspects is to carry out destruction of public facilities and assaults on both people and property.

— Iman ImanuddinDescribing the actions of the suspects involved in the riots.

Imanuddin further stated that investigators have identified groups involved in instigating and financing the riots, forming a fifth cluster. The final cluster consists of individuals responsible for recruiting participants for the unrest. The modus operandi of the suspects included damaging public property, assaulting individuals, and using sharp weapons, leading to chaos.

Carrying out violence against people or property in public in groups and causing chaos and misuse of sharp weapons.

— Iman ImanuddinFurther detailing the nature of the offenses committed during the riots.

Police are currently conducting further investigations into individuals who allegedly exploited minors for illegal activities. Imanuddin stressed that such actions could violate child protection laws regarding the involvement and exploitation of children.

Because this can potentially violate norms as stipulated in the Child Protection Law regarding the involvement and exploitation of children.

— Iman ImanuddinExplaining the police's focus on the exploitation of minors during the riots.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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