5 Semarang Gangsters Persecuted Against Brawl Using Sickles Arrested, 3 Still Underage

Gangster members who were involved in brawls and persecution were presented during a press release at the Semarang Police Headquarters, Monday (5/2/2024). (ANTARA/I.C. Senjaya)

The police arrested five gangsters in the city of Semarang, Central Java. They were arrested after being involved in a brawl and molesting their opponents with sharp weapons (sajam).

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Semarang City Police, Commissioner of Police Andika Dharma Sena, said three of the five arrested were minors.

According to Andika, the brawl that occurred on Saturday, February 3, 2024, started with a challenge between the group of perpetrators and the victims.

"The challenge is through social media, then agreed to a brawl behind the Kembangarum gas station," he said in Semarang, Monday, February 5, which was confiscated by Antara.

He explained that the victim, who lost the number, then fled and continued to be chased by a group of perpetrators who were carrying large sickle-type sharp weapons.

The perpetrator chased the victim to a settlement on Jalan Borobudur, Kembangarum, West Semarang. The victim was then abused and seriously experienced in the back, neck, and hands.

Based on the search of surveillance cameras or closed circuit television/CCTV which were around the scene and the statements of witnesses, the five perpetrators were finally arrested.

For their actions, two adult perpetrators with the initials ARI (19) and RAW (20), residents of West Semarang, Semarang City, were charged with Article 170 of the Criminal Code concerning persecution.

Meanwhile, three other perpetrators who are still minors, each GMS, HAP, and SEAS are charged with Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning child protection.