Semarang Students Killed By Gangsters, Walkot Considers PR Treating Teenagers Involved

Semarang Police Chief Kombes Pol Irwan Anwar (left) and Semarang Walkot Hevearita G. Rahayu (right) during a discussion activity at the Semarang Police Headquarters, Friday (20/9/2024).

JATENG - Mayor (Walkot) Semarang Hevearita G. Rahayu said efforts to overcome the gangster problem in the capital city of Central Java Province are not only limited to prevention

"The homework that must be done is to treat teenagers who have become members of gangsters," said Hevearita in Semarang, Friday, September 20, as reported by Antara.

Walkot admits that the gangster phenomenon in the city of Semarang is very disturbing to the public. Moreover, there are groups on social media with very many followers.

Hevearita emphasized that efforts to solve this gangster problem are not only the duty of the police, but all elements of society must participate in guarding.

The Semarang City Government, he said, would begin to inventory teenagers who are members of gangsters. In this case, his party will try to treat them so that they leave the group.

"The gangster emergency can be eradicated so that children can look back at the future," he said.

Meanwhile, Semarang Police Chief Kombes Pol. Irwan Anwar said that the current gangster phenomenon was not merely delinquency, but was classified as criminality.

"If there is a crime, it means that there is a legal process, while their future is still long," he said.

Therefore, he continued, in addition to legal action, coaching must also be carried out.

"The focus of early detection and prevention. This requires the role of families, educational institutions, and the surrounding environment," said Kombes Pol. Irwan.

Semarang Police noted that from January to September 2024 there were 21 incidents involving a gangster group in Semarang with 117 perpetrators.

Previously, a Semarang City student from Jepara was killed by a gangster on Jalan Raya Kelud, Sampangan, Semarang.

The victim died because he was caught among a number of gangsters who were fighting on Tuesday, September 17 in the morning. The United Police arrested a number of gangster members and a number of evidences in the form of sharp weapons.