West Java Police Chief Vows Severe Punishment for Kidnapping and Assault Suspect

West Java Police Chief Inspector General Rudi Setiawan described the alleged actions of suspect Taufik Hidayat against victim Yuvita Tri Rezeki as "sadistic." Hidayat is accused of kidnapping and severe assault over a three-year period.

Setiawan stated that police are maximizing the charges against Hidayat, applying multiple articles of the criminal code cumulatively. "We conducted an examination of the case, gathering all four articles and layering the recidivist articles, combining them all, those are the first and subsequent articles," he told reporters. The police chief urged the public to support and monitor the case to ensure the perpetrator is sentenced justly.

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We conducted an examination of the case, gathering all four articles and layering the recidivist articles, combining them all, those are the first and subsequent articles.

Hidayat faces charges including unlawful confinement with a maximum penalty of 12 years, deprivation of liberty with up to 9 years, and causing severe injury with up to 9 years. He is also a repeat offender, having previously been convicted of violence against his ex-wife and serving one year and four months.

"We are pursuing the heaviest possible punishment and maximizing the articles used," Setiawan said, emphasizing the planned nature of the assault and confinement. The police are considering charges that could lead to life imprisonment or the death penalty, pending further legal proceedings.

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We are pursuing the heaviest possible punishment and maximizing the articles used.