South Jakarta Police Chief Klaim No More Brawls In Manggarai Since The Formation Of Task Force

A student was arrested in a police car after being caught in a brawl on Jalan Arjuna, Tegal, Central Java, Thursday, October 3,2013. (ANTARA-Oky L)

JAKARTA - The South Jakarta Police Chief (Jaksel) Kombes Ade Ary Syam Indradi claims that since October 2022 there have been no brawls in the Manggarai area.

Ary said this was due to the establishment of an anti-brawl task force (task force) for each RW in the area that had long been labeled a hotbed for the brawl. The anti-brawl task force in Manggarai was formed by the Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran on October 11.

"Since the formation of the anti-brawl task force team, in early October 2022, our initial duty was then inaugurated by the Regional Police Chief, it has never happened again," Ary told reporters, Sunday, February 5.

According to Ary, the work of the anti-brawl task force in Manggarai is running effectively. He also appealed to his staff to increase the prevention of brawls between residents in other locations.

"The keywords move together, to create a system. The anti-brawl task force is very effective. It is proven that the location never happened again. We do this," he said.

On the one hand, Ary emphasized that the main prevention of juvenile delinquency such as brawls is family resilience. Therefore, Ary suggested that parents supervise their children's activities, especially at night.

"At 9 pm our children are still not home, as parents of course we have to check. Students are the job of learning. If they haven't come home at 9 o'clock, then parents don't look for it, so let's raise awareness. If family resilience is strong, hopefully, our children can be protected from a bad environment," he explained.

Previously, the Head of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Inspector General Fadil Imran, told the public's stigma towards the Manggarai area. When they met the head of the RW there, they admitted that the brawl in Manggarai had been going on for a long time and until now the stigma of "sararang" the brawl was still attached even though the anti-brawl task force had been formed a few months ago.

This was said by Heru during the Guyub event of the Chairman of the Citizens Association (RW) throughout South Jakarta with the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono and the Pangdam Jaya Maj. Gen. TNI Untung Budiharto.

"Yesterday I met several RWs in Manggarai. He was annoyed. If the Betawi people said it was safe because they were often labeled as brawl villages. Right, it's sad. Even though it was the (year) 1970s to 1980s, but now it's still attached," he said.