JAKARTA - The Matraman Police secured a young man with the initials A who was suspected of carrying out a number of terror and arson attacks in the Pisangan Baru Village area, Matraman District, East Jakarta on Monday, May 11, evening.
The arrest of the perpetrator was carried out by members of the Matraman Police at the perpetrator's house which is located in the RW 05 area, Jalan Pisangan Baru, Pisangan Baru Village, Matraman.
The arrest incident had caused a commotion among a number of local residents.
A number of residents continued to gather around the house of the perpetrator who was the place of arrest.
Even when the perpetrator was dragged by members of the Matraman Police Criminal Unit, the perpetrator was surrounded by residents who were upset by the perpetrator's actions.
However, this attempt can be prevented by a number of officers who are at the location. The perpetrator appeared to be wearing a helmet when he was dragged by officers into the car from inside the perpetrator's house.
According to Gondes, a local resident, the young man is known to come from a middle-class family. However, the young man rarely socializes with the surrounding neighbors, and tends to be closed.
"He never closed or mingled with his neighbors. But it seems to be stressful, even though it's a rich person's child," Gondes told VOI, Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
However, Gondes did not know the cause of the perpetrator being able to commit an act that endangered the residents.
Even though he was close to the perpetrator's house, he didn't know the background of the perpetrator's daily life.
"People never get along with their neighbors. Maybe he is like that because of family problems so there is mental pressure," he said.
Meanwhile, regarding the motive for the perpetrator to deliberately burn a number of residents' houses, it is still under investigation by the Matraman Police.
The Matraman Police Criminal Investigation Unit is still investigating the series of arson terror allegedly carried out by the young man.
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