Point a Gun at

Police deputy chief speaks to journalists during a press conference related to the arrest of a man who allegedly pointed a gun at another driver in the Gambir area.

A motorist was arrested on for allegedly pointed a gun at a driver of another car on Jl. Alaydrus in Gambir.

Investigators had been able to identify the motorist as Andi Wibowo
from a video of the incident
 that had gone viral on social media.

Andi drove onto Jl. Alaydrus believing it was a one-way street.

When he was blocked and forced to stop by an oncoming car,
driven by a man named Oman, he refused to move or turn around and instead,
got out of his car with a gun.
“[Andi] believed that

it was a one-way street and [the other car] did not want to move.

He got mad and got out of his car with a gun.

He knocked on the window of Oman’s car
and pointed the gun at him,

Jl. Alaydrus was actually a two-way street.
In response, Oman moved his car back and both drivers went on their separate way.


Witnesses at the scene filmed the incident
and uploaded their footage onto social media, which triggered a police investigation.
Andi told police after his arrest that

he had never used his gun, a Walther,
and it had been his first time carrying it.
Andi has been named a suspect and remains in police custody.

His car and the gun were seized as evidence.

He could be charged under the 1951 Emergency Law on firearm usage or Article 335 of the Criminal Code.
“The penalty is 12 years’ imprisonment for the Emergency Law

and for Article 335, he could face one year in prison.