Youth's Left Hand In Padang Putoff Sajam During A Brawl, 6 Suspects Named
Padang City Police, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) officially detained six perpetrators of a sharp armed brawl that occurred last Saturday at the Emilindo bridge, Lubuk Begalung, Padang.In a brawl that occurred at around 03.30 WIB, one of the youths' left hands was hit by a sharp weapon."We have named the six perpetrators as suspects, we have all detained them for possession of sharp weapons," said Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Padang Police, Iptu Habiib Hakainul in Padang, Monday.He mentioned the six suspects were all male and were residents of Lubuk Begalung District, Padang City.The four suspects are almost 19 years old, namely MRA, FA, RR, and FF. While the other two are still minors, namely KMS (17 years 9 months), and FF (16 years 6 months).Four suspects whose adult categories are detained in the Padang Police cell, while two children are placed in the Kuranji Sector Police (Polsek) cell which is a special cell for Children with Law (ABH).Habiib further explained that the actions of the six suspects were charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Emergency Law number 12 of 1951.If you look at the alleged article, the perpetrators are threatened with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, an exception for two ABHs who are guided by the Juvenile Criminal Justice System Act."After making the detention, then the Investigative Team at the Padang Police Jatanras Unit will file a case so that it can be submitted to the Prosecutor's Office," explained Habiib, who is the son of the West Sumatra region.He also said the Investigative team confiscated six sharp weapons of various types and sizes as evidence of the case."We are still developing this case even though there have been six suspects detained, this is done in order to thoroughly investigate the case," he said.
He further explained that at first the joint team from the Padang Police and the Lubuk Begalung Police arrested 10 youths related to the brawl on the Emilindo bridge, Lubuk Begalung, Padang.However, based on the investigation, only six perpetrators fulfilled the elements of criminal acts so that they were legally processed. While the other four are witnesses.