10 Minors Arrested By Police After Getting Involved In A Brawl In Johar Baru

Sharp weapons in the brawl in Johar Baru/Photo: VOI

JAKARTA - The Johar Baru Police Criminal Investigation Unit arrested 10 brawlers in five separate places. From the hands of the perpetrators of the brawl, the police confiscated as many as 4 sharp weapons of various types used for the brawl.

Johar Baru Police Chief AKBP Edison said his staff arrested the perpetrators in Rawa Village, Tanah Tinggi, North Johar Baru, North Kramat and Paris City.

"We arrest the perpetrators in separate places. We secure weapons such as samurai, cerurit, machetes," said AKBP Edison to VOI, Saturday, February 26, evening.

Edison said that of the 10 perpetrators who were arrested, brawls broke out between teenagers due to ridicule of each other through social media (social media).

"They just mocked each other, they were the perpetrators of the brawl, the fights continued. When we caught them, sharp weapons were confiscated," he said.

The Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Johar Baru Sector Police, AKP Suprayogo, said that the perpetrators who were caught generally dropped out of school. All the weapons that were secured were in the hands of the perpetrators.

"Most of these school dropouts are brawlers. They are new faces for teenagers who are involved in brawls," he said.

As a result of his actions, the brawlers were charged with the Emergency Law related to possession of sharp weapons. Currently, 10 perpetrators are still languishing in the hotel prodeo (prison cell) of the Johar Baru Police for further investigation and development.