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Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said the women with guns in front of the Merdeka Palace were suspected of moving individually. He revealed that the woman was carrying a homemade weapon with a sleeve without a projectile.

"Individuals, while these are individuals, but the weapons are homemade weapons. They have shells but no projectiles," said Moeldoko in a press statement at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Tuesday (25/10/2022).

Moeldoko said an investigation was currently being carried out to explore the motive behind the woman's actions. Investigations were also carried out to explore the possibility of other parties being involved in the incident.

"Currently, what the motive is and so on, and who is actually behind it and so on. Why should we come here (Presidential Palace) and so on, we are investigating," said Moeldoko.

The initial information obtained, said Moeldoko, was that the identities of the women who held guns were different. "The person concerned seems to have a different identity, the next one seems to be there, it will be checked again by psychology," he said.

Previously, the Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres) and the police arrested a woman wearing a gun in front of the Merdeka Palace. The Commander of Paspampres Marsda TNI Wahju Hidajat Soedjatmiko said the woman had been handed over to the police for further treatment.

Wahju said that this incident was not an attempt to break into the Presidential Palace. However, it started with the vigilance of a Paspampres member who saw a woman with suspicious behavior.

The woman was standing near the main Paspampres post in front of the Merdeka Palace, near a traffic light. When examined, the woman immediately pointed a gun at the Paspampres member.

"It started with the vigilance of our members (Paspampres) who immediately approached the woman. The woman immediately pointed a gun at the members (Paspampres)," said Wahju.

Seeing such conditions, Paspampres members immediately took firearms that were pointed at them. After being arrested, Paspampres handed the woman over to members of the Traffic Police who were on duty in front of the Palace. (RRI)