Construction workers Bacok the imam of the mosque who leads the prayers, this is the motive of the actors

KOMPAS.com- Allegedly offended by the key issue of the charity fund, a construction worker in Ogan Komering Ilir with the initials M (49) stabbed the imam of the mosque on Friday (11/9/2020).

Sadly, the priest named Muhammad Arif (61) was stabbed while leading the night prayer at the Nurul Iman mosque.

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Know each other

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The family of the victim, Efrohayati, did not expect the incident to happen to their sister-in-law.

Even more so between the perpetrator and the victim who know each other.

The perpetrator, Efrohayati said, worked as a construction worker every day.

But often, the perpetrator helps drive the victim’s vehicle when heading to a location.

“I wasn’t expecting the events that happened to my sister-in-law,” he said.

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Insulted

The stabbing was allegedly motivated by the harm caused by the perpetrator to the victim.

The perpetrator was offended because the victim asked to hand over the key to the charity box. Although the key has been with him for a long time.

When the victim was leading the evening prayer, the perpetrator recklessly attacked from behind and struck the victim’s right face.

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Chronology

Quotation Compass TV, Kapolres Ogan Ilir AKBP Alamsyah Pelupessy said that during the first celebration of the evening prayer, the perpetrator went out of his way.

Unexpectedly, he returned to collect the machete and return to the mosque.

“After that, the perpetrator immediately carried out torture on the victim,” Alamsyah said, quoted by Compass TV.

As a result of the stabbing, Muhammad Arif was severely stabbed in the right side of the face.

Blood splattered the floor of the mosque.

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Bring and undergo inspection

After cutting, M ran to one of the residents’ houses.

Eventually he was captured by TNI personnel, assisted by residents.

Alamsyah said the perpetrators were immediately taken to Kayuagung Police Headquarters to avoid the residents’ emotions.

He allowed the incident and has received reports from the victim’s family.

Alamsyah explained that the perpetrator is still being investigated by officers.

Source: Kompas.com (Author: Ogan Komering Ilir Contributor, Amriza Nursatria | Editor: Abba Gabrilin)