inp.polri.go.id – Jakarta. The police have arrested 14 people regarding the burning case of the Candipuro Police, South Lampung, on Tuesday night, 18 May 2021.
Head of Public Information of Indonesian National Police’s Public Relations Division, Police Grand Commissioner Ahmad Ramadhan, explained that those who were secured started from the initiator of the action, provocateurs and perpetrators of vandalism and arson, to residents who participated in destroying and burning Candipuro’s Police Station, South Lampung.
“The 14 people allegedly consisted of provocateurs, as well as instigators, and of course, there were perpetrators, but we will update the initials later,” explained the Head of Public Information Sub-directorate of Indonesian National Police’s PR Division.
Ramadhan explained that the investigators at the South Lampung Police were still investigating the investigation of the 14 peoples who were arrested. Regarding the motive, it is still being explored.
Previously, Head of the Public Relations Division of the Lampung Regional Police, Police Grand Commissioner Zahwani Pandra Arsyad, confirmed that the arson in Candipuro’s Police Station, South Lampung took place on Tuesday night, 18 May 2021.
A group of 20 residents were dissatisfied with their demands to meet the Police Chief, and then there was a provocation. Then, they carried out the arson in Police Station,” explained the Head of Public Relations of Lampung’s Regional Police.