32 Houses Of Residents Of Hunuth Ambon Damaged, Maluku Police Check 18 People

Public Relations of the Maluku Police, Kombes Pol Rositah Umasugi (ANTARA)

AMBON - Maluku Regional Police (Polda) have examined as many as 18 witnesses in the burning of the house of a resident of Hunuth, Ambon City which occurred on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

"Until today, the investigative team has examined 18 witnesses who are suspected of knowing, seeing or experiencing the incident directly," said Head of Public Relations of the Maluku Police, Kombes Pol Rositah Umasugi, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 26.

He said his party was continuing to investigate the handling of the burning and destruction of residents' houses in the Hunuth Durian Patah area. The incident was triggered by a student brawl that resulted in the death of a student at SMK Negeri 3 Ambon.

Following up on reports from residents of Hunuth Village who were victims because their houses were burned and damaged in the incident, the investigation team of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimum) of the Maluku Police has moved quickly to carry out a series of investigation processes starting from the crime scene (TKP) to find and find sufficient evidence.

According to Kombes Rositah, witness examination was carried out intensively to collect valid evidence related to the burning and destruction of the residents' houses.

"Until now, investigators are still continuing to develop to fully reveal the parties involved and the motives behind this anarchist act," he said.

He added that the Maluku Regional Police emphasized their commitment to handle this case in a professional and transparent manner according to applicable legal procedures.

He also appealed to the entire community to maintain conduciveness, not to be provoked by misleading issues or hoaxes that can make things worse, and fully submit case handling to the authorities.

Previously, from the results of the initial crime scene, it was recorded that 14 houses were burned down and 18 others were damaged. Apart from houses, several community businesses were also affected.