Adolescent Dropouts In Cilincing Caught Carrying Sickles In Clothes, Threatened To 10 Years In Prison

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JAKARTA - A teenage boy who dropped out of school was arrested by Cilincing Police for possession of a sharp weapon. Unmitigated, the teenager with the initials A (18) alias Malih was carrying a large and long sickle. Surprisingly, the weapon he was carrying could be hidden under his clothes.

Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the Cilincing Police, AKP Alex Chandra said the man was secured at Bambu Kuning Street, Cilincing, North Jakarta, Saturday, at 03.30 WIB.

He explained that initially, his party received reports that several people had gathered at the crime scene (TKP). As a result, officers immediately went to the location and arrested two teenagers, one of them being Malih.

During a search, his party found a sharp weapon hidden in Malih's shirt. On that basis, he was taken to the Cilincing Police, for further action.

"Actually, two were arrested, but one person was proven to be carrying a weapon. They intend to fight", said Alex when contacted by VOI, Monday, July 25.

"The sharp weapon is a sickle type. The sharp weapon is hidden in the clothes worn by the perpetrator", he continued.

After undergoing examination, Malih was named a suspect and charged with Article 2 Paragraph 1 of Emergency Law No. 12 of 1951 with a threat of 10 years in prison.

"(The threat-ed) 10 years in prison", he concluded.