Police Are Looking For 4 Perpetrators Of Beatings In Malang Which Ended In Sweeping

Archival photo. Malang City Police Chief Kombes Budi Hermanto when giving a statement to the media in Malang City, East Java. (ANTARA/HO-Humas Malang City Police)

Malang City Police (Polresta) assisted in the search for four perpetrators of the beating that caused one victim with the initials KM to die, in an incident that occurred in the Tegalgondo Village area, Karangploso District, Malang Regency on Sunday (25/6) early morning.

Malang City Police Chief Kombes Budi Hermanto said that his party together with the Malang Resort Police (Polres) are currently still pursuing the four perpetrators whose identities have been pocketed.

"The Malang City Police have coordinated with the Malang Police. We are also helping to search for the four suspects who have been identified," said Buher, his nickname, as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, June 27.

Buher explained that the incident that resulted in the death of one student from a private university in Malang City, occurred in the Malang Regency area, on Sunday (25/6) in the early hours of the morning.

According to him, after the incident, the Malang City area was also affected by a sweeping action carried out by a group of people in the Tlogomas Village area, Lowokwaru District on Sunday night.

"This conflict is the location of the incident in Karangploso, Malang Regency. However, it has an impact on Malang City," said Buher. After the sweeping action carried out by a group of people, Malang City Police have taken a number of steps. Among them is conducting mediation between the group and the local community.

During the sweeping, there was tension between a group of people who were looking for the perpetrators of the murder of students from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), with the local community, especially in the Tlogomas Village area.

"This issue is not a conflict between the student group and the residents of Malang City. This must be straightened out. The group already has mediation and an apology to the local community," he said.

In the early hours of Sunday (25/6), KM reportedly died behind the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM), Karangploso District, Malang Regency. The victim was allegedly beaten by a number of his colleagues after attending the graduation party.

The beating that caused the victim to die also triggered a sweeping in the Tlogomas Village area, Lowokwaru District, Malang City on Sunday night. The sweeping action was stopped by the Malang City Police.

Currently, the Malang Police are still conducting an investigation to reveal the perpetrators of the beating which resulted in the death of one person. Malang Police have pocketed a number of evidences in the incident.

The police have also examined more than 20 witnesses such as fellow victims, a number of committees, as well as cafe owners and employees in the incident after the graduation party at a cafe in the Tegalgondo Village area.