"These items were previously Ahmad Sahroni's personal property and were looted by the public during the incident at his home," the Head of Public Relations of the North Jakarta Metro Police, Second Inspector Maryati Jonggi, said on Friday.
According to her, through good cooperation and communication, some of the items have been returned and handed over to the family.
"We appreciate the community's cooperative attitude and affirm their commitment to maintaining security and order, and building good synergy between residents, the police, and the family," Jonggi noted.
Meanwhile, Win, the Head of the Village Consultative Body (LMK) Kebon Bawang, informed that Sahroni's family appreciates the community's goodwill in voluntarily returning the items.
"The family also said that they will not pursue legal action against residents who voluntarily hand over their belongings through the North Jakarta Metro Police or directly to the family," he added.
The North Jakarta Metro Police have referred the investigation of the looting of Sahroni's house to the Jakarta Metro Police.
On August 30, hundreds of people stormed and looted Ahmad Sahroni's house in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.
They initially held a protest in front of Sahroni's house. However, the protest turned into a riot where they threw hard objects into the house, damaging the glass and the building.
Not satisfied with the damage, hundreds of people, incited by the protest, broke through the fence and entered the house. Those who entered also looted Sahroni's belongings.
The angry mob also damaged Sahroni's luxury car parked in the garage of the multi-story building. They also took money, valuables, and documents from inside the house.
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