Inter-Resident Brawls In Manggrai, South Jakarta, The Cause Is Only Because Of Prestige

Illustration of brawls. (Antanews)

JAKARTA - Video viral on social media shows a brawl between residents in the Manggarai area, Tebet, South Jakarta, Saturday, February 15, evening.

In the video uploaded by @Jakarta.terkini, it shows motorists turning around. As a result of a brawl between residents in the area.

Local residents then asked motorists to turn back. Suddenly this brawl became a spectacle for residents and motorists.

The Tebet Police Chief, Kompol Murohih, also confirmed the incident. According to Murohih, the brawl took place on Jalan Tambak, Manggarai, Tebet, South Jakarta, Saturday, February 15, at 18.30 WIB.

"Usually it's a resident (Jakarta) Pusat. That's the border, Tambak and Manggarai. It's a habit that people over there keep fishing, but they don't respond to (manggarai residents), but it's a little crowded earlier," said Murohih, Sunday, February 16, morning.

He said that none of the residents of the two groups and sharp weapons (sajam) were secured.

"Nothing, because it was just provoked by the residents of Tenggulun, Central Jakarta to Manggarai, but we told you not to be provoked," he said.

"There have been several times, residents (Tambak, Tenggulun) continue to use firecrackers, usually firecrackers," continued Murohil.

According to him, the trigger for the brawl, which was allegedly started by the residents of Tambak, was just prestige. So the action occurred.

"If I look at it, I've been here for almost a year. I don't think that's a fuss, it's just prestige like that," he said.

Furthermore, he ensured that the current situation was conducive and there were no victims. The reason is that the action went quickly, after his party disbanded the area.

"We have also tried from the Tambak residents as well, the head of the neighborhood told us to take care of it, right, but they only took a moment, Manggarai continued every night," he said.