Motorcycle club members arrested for alleged assault of soldiers in roadway rage occurrence

The Bukittinggi Cops in West Sumatra have actually arrested five members of the Siliwangi Bandung chapter of the Harley Owners Group (HOG) motorcycle club for presumably beating two Indonesian Military (TNI) workers in a road rage occurrence.

” We have named 5 individuals suspects in the assault,” Bukittinggi Cops chief Adj. Sr. Cmr. Dody Prawinegara stated on Monday as reported by kompas.com

From initial examination, Dody stated the suspects were allegedly associated with the whipping, which was caught in a smart phone recording, CCTV footage and testimonies from witnesses on site.

West Sumatra Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Satake Bayu stated authorities had arrested the 5 suspects.

” The suspects are presently being apprehended at Bukittinggi authorities headquarters,” Satake stated on Sunday as reported by tempo.co

They were charged under short articles 170 and 351 of the Lawbreaker Code on assault, which brings a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.

Beside apprehending the suspects, authorities likewise seized 13 Harley Davidson bikes coming from the HOG members.

TNI Armed Force Authorities Center (Puspomad) chief Lt. Gen. Dodik Wijanarko stated the event happened on Jl. Dr. Hamka, Bukittinggi at around 5: 30 a.m. on Friday.

” The 2 officers, M. Yusuf and Mustari, were riding a bike on Jl. Dr. Hamka when they fulfilled numerous members of HOG who were on a motorcycle trip,” Dodik stated as reported by kompas.com

He described that several motorcyclists were reportedly riding at high speeds as they had actually been separated from their main tour group and were attempting to capture up.

The riders of the huge motorcycles, in your area called Moge, passed the 2 soldiers ' bike recklessly, revving their engine and forcing the two males to ride their motorcycle onto the sidewalk.

Yusuf and Mustari instantly went after the motorcyclists and stopped them.

The soldiers and the HOG members entered into an argument, which ended in several HOG members apparently attacking Yusuf and Mustari.

” At the time of the event, the soldiers were not wearing their uniforms as they were working for the intelligence [division] of 0304/ Agam district military command [Kodim],” Dodik stated.

Yusuf and Mustari then reported the event to the Bukittinggi Cops. (nal)

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