Fair Punishment for Inhumane Acts

The actions of three Army soldiers who dumped two victims of a traffic accident into a river were unconscionable. This inhumane act deserves the appropriate punishment.

KOMPAS/MACHRADIN WAHYUDI RITONGA

Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Dudung Abdurachman and Bandung Regent Dadang Supriatna visited Salsabila's residence, Ciaro Village, Nagreg District, Bandung Regency, West Java, Monday (27/12/2021). Salsabila is a victim of a collision accident of three members of the Indonesian Army in Nagreg, December 8, 2021.

GARUT, KOMPAS — A traffic accident involving three members of the Indonesian Military (TNI), who then dumped the two victims into the river, was an extraordinary crime that tore away at the public’s sense of humanity. The victim's family hopes that there will be a fair legal process and that the perpetrators will be given a fair sentence.

The dream of Handi Hariasaputra, 17, to become a member of the TNI was swept away in the Serayu River in Central Java. The resident of Cijolang, Limbangan district, Garut, West Java, was killed along with his colleague, Salsabila, 14, after his motorcycle was hit by a car driven by Army personnel and he then drowned.