Witness Calls The Trigger For The Brawl Of Menteng Residents With Kalipasir Due To Passing Motorcyclists

The Mediation Process For Kwitang Menteng And Kalipasir Residents/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - A brawl between residents of Menteng District and Senen District was triggered by the attack by a group of Kalipasir residents, Menteng against a passing motorcyclist.

At that time, the victim of a motorcycle rider named Muhamad Najril (17), a resident of RT 09/06, Kwitang Village, Senen District, Central Jakarta was crossing the Jalan Kalipasir bridge.

"I was taking a motorbike to Jalan Baru to buy ice. When I suddenly turned a teenager from Kalipasir, I used a really big sickle and brought a big block. My motorbike was also hit with a beam until the glass broke," said Najril, Monday, August 14.

When Najril's motorbike was attacked, he decided to run away to the front of the Kwitang Village office. In front of the Kwitang Village Office, there happened to be a teenager playing football.

"Kalipasir immediately attacked the residents of Kwitang. There was also a damaged post," he said.

Luckily, there were no casualties in the brawl. Some residents from both sub-districts only suffered minor injuries.

Furthermore, after the brawl, 7 teenagers were arrested by members of the Menteng Metro Police for further investigation. Meanwhile, 2 residents of Kebon Sirih Village were also taken by the police to the Central Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters.

Senen Police Chief Kompol David Purba explained that the two were taken to the Resort Police because the location of the brawl covered two areas, namely Menteng and Senen Districts.

"Meanwhile, two have been arrested, both are residents of Kalipasir, Menteng, Central Jakarta. They were taken to the Resort Police," he said.