Clashes In Mangga Besar Starting From Two Groups Mock Each Other On Social Media

Perpetrators of clashes in Mangga Besar, West Jakarta Tamansati were arrested by the police along with sickles carried/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - FRA (20) did not move when it was secured by the police when holding a brawl on Jalan Labu, Mangga Besar, Tamansari District, West Jakarta. The boy was arrested along with sharp weapons of the type of sickle.

The Head of the Tamansari Metro Police, Kompol Adhi Wananda, said the incident occurred when a group of perpetrators launched an attack on other groups of residents at the scene. Due to the attack, the group of victims fled to save themselves.

"We have secured a teenager with the initials FRA (20) along with evidence of a sharp sickle type weapon. This brawl began with 2 groups of youths mocking each other on social media," said Kompol Adhi when confirmed, Wednesday, November 29.

After an investigation, it turned out that the perpetrator also attacked a group of victims who had received serious water splashing wounds.

"Still the same group of victims of AF, attacked by other youth groups," he said.

The brawl occurred because of the ridicule between their groups through social media accounts.

"So the group of victims of AF was again attacked by a group of youths who were different from the group who sprayed hard water," he said.

For further processing, the perpetrator with the initials FRA has been detained at the Tamansari Police Headquarters. The perpetrator of FRA was charged with Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Emergency Law no. 12 of 1951 concerning possession of sharp weapons.

Previously, it was reported that a teenager with the initials AF became a victim of drinking hard water during a brawl on Jalan Mangga Besar 1 Dalam, RT 05/05, Mangga Besar Village, Tamansari District, West Jakarta.

As a result of the incident, AF suffered bruises on his face, stomach, and right hand and legs. The victim was rushed to the Tamansari Hospital for intensive care.