Pickpocket

A hotel security officer claimed to have been harassed and assaulted by Transjakarta security officers after he was falsely accused of stealing a passenger’s wallet.

He has merely picked up a wallet he has found on a bus and tried to return it to its rightful owner.

The incident took place in Utan Kayu, while he was traveling home to Cilincing, after completing a night shift on Thursday.

“Faisal was giving back [the wallet] to the owner,

but one passenger said he had stolen it.” 

The owner of the walled admitted that he had accidentally dropped it, but the case did not end there.

Faisal was then asked to stay on the bus and was taken to Harmoni Station,
where he was allegedly publicly humiliated.

Faisal was forced to wear a signboard saying, ‘I am a pickpocket’.

He was forced to take off his clothes and pants and was told to sit there and walk around Harmoni Station.

According to Marsyahdan, Faisal was also locked up inside the security room with eight security guards until 9 p.m. He was forced to admit that he was a pickpocket. 

“He was beaten and forced to make a statement letter admitting that he did the crime.” 

Her client has undergone medical check-up and reported the case the Central Jakarta Police.

Transjakarta’s director of operation, claimed he had not been aware of the incident.

“I will find out [investigate the matter] first, then I will make a statement,”



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He was heading home to his house in Cilincing.

He was on a Transjakarta bus on the morning of Nov. 8.

He was heading home after completing a night shift at a hotel where he worked as a security officer. (menyelesaikan0.

He fell asleep during his trip at 8 a.m that day.

His trip was from the Halimun bus stop to BPK Pemuda.

He awoke as the bus reached the Utan stop and saw a wallet on the floor.

Thinking that the wallet belonged to a passenger sitting next to him,

He picked itup and gave it to the person.

She received it and said it was hit.

However, another passanger suddenly shouted at him, accusing him of stealing the wallet.

Onboard bus officers put him in handcuffs, preventing him from getting off the bus at his destination.

He was taken to … an then to …

He cooperated, thinking that he was being taken to give information to the police.

However, at ….he was allegedly harassed and assaulted by bus security officers.

can you imagine that?

Amid his fatigue, he, who only wished to get home as soon as possible after a  night shift –

He had to deal with such situation.

At H … he was allegedly locked up inside the security room with eight security guards until 9 p.m.

He accused the officers of beating up F  while inside and forcing him.

They force him to make a statement in a latter admitting misconduct.

He was forced to take off his clothes and pants.

He was told to sit-walk around the Harmoni bus stop while wearing a signboard saying :

I am a pickpocket.

He and his team of attorneys would visit the Police to ensure the report was being processed.

He would also issue a subpoena for Trans over the alleged ill-treatment.

We only want justice for our client.

we demand Trans take responsibility for his suffering

we demand Trans to publicly apologize to restore his good name.

he has not returned to work since the incident because of alleged trauma and injuries.

signboards are among the measures used by Transjakarta to punish alleged pickpockets

the company claims to have caught committing the crime onboard buses or in bus stop area.

the action serves as a social sanction and

the action is used before proceeding with a report to police.

Following the report, Trans however stood its ground (tetap pada pendirian)

They continue to accuse him of being a pickpocket based on a report by the company’s security officers who investigated the incidents.

It is not a wrong accusation.

We have enough evidence to prove that the person really is a pickpocket.

The management had questioned the officers on guard that day for detailed information about the incident. (yang jaga hari itu).

among the strongest pieces of evidence was an eyewitness account.

Now that his lawyer have filed a report with the Police , the company was ready to face a lawsuit.

He, however, refused to comment on the alleged abuse..

He denied that the company conducted any vigilantism.

He reiterated that the officers follow the company’s own procedures before handing out punishment to alleged pickpockets.

The procedures include questioning victims and witnesses, and checking cctv footage.

the company would maintain its procedures and

rely on its own security officers to handle such cases

it would only involve police if the victims made reports to them.