Police Arrest 5 Brawl Perpetrators Who Killed One Person In Surabaya, Confiscated Keris And Saws

Suspect perpetrators of brawls in Surabaya (ANTARA)

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Police (Polrestabes) arrested five perpetrators of a mass fight or brawl that caused MR (16) to die.

Wakapolrestabes Surabaya AKBP Hartoyo said the perpetrators who were arrested were AYH, 20 years old, BLR (18) and RDC (18), and the other two were underage, namely the initials R and I.

The previous brawl took place at Jalan Tembaan Surabaya, Friday, November 27 evening. A brawl involves two groups or gangs, the majority of which consist of children.

"For the five perpetrators, we arrested them in three different locations in Surabaya, Gresik and Sidoarjo, East Java," Hartoyo said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, December 2.

The perpetrator, said Hartoyo, was threatened with being caught under Article 80 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 76 C of the Law (UU) of the Republic of Indonesia No. 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection and / or Article 170 paragraph (2) of the 3e Criminal Code (KUHP) and / or Article 351 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code.

According to him, the police had dispersed the brawl, among them the success of securing dozens of motorbikes ridden by the perpetrators.

In addition, the police also secured various pieces of evidence that served as a means of fighting in the form of sickles, samurai, saws, pieces of wood, stones, bottles for Molotov cocktails and kris.

"Many of the perpetrators who have not been caught, we suggest surrendering themselves immediately. Including parents who are aware that their motorbikes are being carried by their children and have not returned, we hope to take their motorbikes to the Surabaya Police and bring their children with them," said Hartoyo.

Based on police investigations, the brawl between the child gangs was triggered by provocation on social media.

"Of the five perpetrators arrested, one of them was the admin of social media who was used to provoke him. We have also confiscated his cell phone as evidence," said AKBP Hartoyo.