After reportedly going on a drunken, nude, and violent rampage in Indonesia, a young Australian guy might receive 40 lashes and five years in prison.
The country’s most conservative province, Aceh, detained Noosa resident Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, early on Thursday morning.
The 23-year-old might be subjected to up to 40 public canings in the province, which carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence.
The arrest of Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, of Noosa, is related to an alleged nude, intoxicated rampage outside an Aceh resort.
On the island of Simeulue, off the coast of Sumatra, the alleged incident sent someone to the hospital and led locals to threaten to burn down the Moon Beach Resort.
Police have identified Risby-Jones as a suspect, and if found guilty, he may spend up to five years behind bars.
Because Sharia law is upheld in the province, alcohol sales and consumption are prohibited.
The victim’s wife had reported the incident to authorities, according to Simeulue police chief Senior Commissioner Jatmiko, who like many Indonesians goes by one name. Four witnesses had also been questioned, he added.
Risby-Jones was being held at the Simeulue police station, according to Jatmiko, and would appear in court.
He said it was true the Queenslander wouldn’t be sent back.
According to an Indonesian police report, two locals of Lantik Village were being pursued by a “foreign citizen” who had just emerged from a ditch as they were ready to purchase cigarettes at a shop.
The criminal after them while on the loose, frightening nearby neighbors. He also lifted a motorbike, forcing a local citizen to fall off and suffer injuries, according to the police report. “They accelerated their motorcycle towards a coffee shop,” the complaint stated.
According to the article, Risby-Jones also collided with a coffee shop’s wall.
According to the report, the perpetrator’s actions incited the residents’ rage, which led to them pursuing and apprehending him.
He was taken to the neighborhood police station by the locals.
The Queenslander had been consuming vodka from a bottle, according to Jatmiko, who told the Sydney Morning Herald, before appearing sans clothing after midnight.
Police reported finding a half-empty bottle, but Risby-Jones insisted he hadn’t been drinking.
“He left his room completely naked. The security guard tried to stop him but was struck in the neck and collapsed, according to Jatmiko, who spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald.
“He then entered the street and agitated bystanders. Nearly everyone who was on the street was struck by him.
According to the police report, Risby-Jones reportedly pushed a motorcycle into the local victim, causing foot injuries.
In the hospital, he received 50 stitches.
