Local Politician Apologized After 'Accidentally' Stealing A Watch in Medan

Liputan6.com, Medan - A local politician in North Sumatra Province digitally caught red-handed while stealing a watch at a smartphone store. The politician said it was a mistake because at that time his mind was busy.

The CCTV recording went viral on Twitter, and it shows the politician took a watch and left the store. The watch belongs to the staff there.

Anwar Sani Tarigan, a member of People's Regional Representative Council (DPRD), has been identified as the person in the video. He is a member of the ruling party Indonesian Democratic Party Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan).

The incident took place on Thursday (30/3/2023). Police in Medan said they already received the report of the stealing.

Anwar promptly apologized after the incident became viral. He insisted that it was just an accident and shared the blame with the staff.

" I have apologized to Novi, the owner of that watch. It's purely a mistake of accidentally bringing (the watch) because the staff of the shop stated that the watch was mine without me checking in the bag whether it was my watch or not, thus I just took the watch" said Anwar Sani in his written statement on Monday.

The DPRD member said the watch is identical to his own watch. After realizing he got two watches, Anwar said he intended to return the other watch, but the incident already became viral.