May 22 Tanah Abang Riot, One Dies from Gunshot Wound

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Director of Budi Kemuliaan Hospital Fahrul W Arbi said there was one person who died as a result of being shot while rioting in Tanah Abang area, Wednesday morning, May 22, 2019. The victim was known in the name of Farhan Syafero.

"When he arrived, the victim had not died yet, so he was resuscitated. Sadly his life could not be saved.  We contacted the family and we sent the victim's body to the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital," Fahrul said in a statement on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

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"The victim died because there was a translucent gunshot wound to the back of the chest, possibly to the lungs. There was a pneumothorax. The pneumothorax was torn so the air collected there and hit the large blood vessels," Fahrul further explained.

The riots around the Brimob (Mobile Police Brigade) Dormitory building in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta began when a group of people tried to enter the Bawaslu office by force on Tuesday night at around 23:00 WIB (Western Indonesia Time).

Until 6:15 a.m. this morning, Fahrul said that there were 17 injured victims who were taken to Budi Kemuliaan Hospital. In addition to the gunshot wound victims, there were victims of Tanah Abang riots who were injured by stones and tear gas. "They were taken to hospital for various reasons, such as being shot. Two of them were referred to Tarakan Hospital," he said.

MUH. HALWI