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View all search resultsW. Java Police take over stampede case at wedding of governor’s son
West Java Police chief said that the wedding celebration had followed standard operating procedures, following an internal meeting with the Garut Police.
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People are seen at the town square of Garut, West Java, on July 18 after a deadly stampede at a public event to celebrate the wedding of Garut Deputy Regent Putri Karlina and Maula Akbar Mulyadi Putra, the eldest son of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi. (Kompas.com/Ari Maulana Karang)
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he West Java Police have officially taken over the investigation into the stampede at the wedding celebration for the eldest son of West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, which left three people dead.
Dedi’s son Maula Akbar Mulyadi Putra tied the knot with Garut Deputy Regent Putri Karlina on Friday. The wedding celebration was held at the Garut pendopo (Pavillion).
Maula is a member of the West Java Legislative Council (DPRD) while Putri is the daughter of Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Karyoto.
Garut Police chief detective Adj. Comr. Joko Prihatin said the handover was carried out on Sunday.
“The case was taken over by the West Java Police’s General Crimes Directorate yesterday [Sunday],” Joko told reporters at Garut Police headquarters on Monday, as quoted by kompas.com.
Joko said his detectives had questioned 10 witnesses before the case was transferred, consisting of the wedding organizer, security guards, Public Order Agency officers and several others who were present at the scene.
He said all investigation dossiers had also been transferred to the West Java Police’s General Crimes Directorate.
