Quick To Continue Citizens' Reports, Padang Cegat Police Dozens Of Youths Bringing Sajam Ready To Brawl

Officers secured one of the perpetrators in the Jati Adabiah area, East Padang, Padang City on Sunday (3/12). BETWEEN FathulAbdi

The police thwarted a brawl that dozens of teenagers were about to do in the city of Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) on Sunday, December 3 at around 03.30 WIB.

The brawlers were intercepted by officers while they were gathered in the Jati Adabiah area, East Padang District.

"The public informed us that there was a group of young people driving with sharp weapons in the Jati Adabiah area, we went straight to the location to follow up," said Padang Police Public Relations Officer Ipda Yanti Delfina in Padang, Sunday, December 3 morning, confiscated by Antara.

He said the personnel who came to the location were joint officers from the Padang Police, the Satreskrim Klewang Team, the East Padang Police Puma Team, and personnel from the West Sumatra Police.

He said when he arrived in the reported area, personnel found dozens of teenagers gathering near the tracks where some were holding sharp weapons.

The group of young people immediately dispersed when they realized the arrival of officers, even dozens of motorbikes were left at the location.

"We immediately gave chase, as a result, dozens of perpetrators were arrested. Some were hiding in residents' houses, even climbing the roof," he explained.

From the location, officers also secured dozens of sharp weapons that were thrown away by the perpetrators when trying to escape, including machetes, sickles, klewangs, and others.

Yanti said that dozens of young people along with more than twenty motorbikes were immediately taken to the Padang Police Office for further processing.

Head of the Operational Unit of the Padang Police Satreskrim, Ipda Afriandi, said that the perpetrators would be further processed and questioned, for those who were proven to have committed a criminal act, they would be legally processed.

"According to the instructions from the Padang Police Chief, we will take a firm stance against the perpetrators of the brawl, because it has deeply disturbed the public," he said.

Padang Police still appeal to parents to supervise their respective children, not to be allowed to wander around at night.