The Motive For The Murder Of The Swordsman That Occurred In The Middle Of The Night In Surabaya

Five suspects in the murder case against the victim of a warrior were brought to the Mapolrestabes Surabaya/ Antara

JAKARTA - Police officers from the Greater Surabaya City Resort have uncovered a murder case against a warrior committed by a number of youths on Jalan Raya Balongsari Tama Selatan.

Head of Surabaya Polrestabes Police Commissioner Akhmad Yusep Gunawan revealed that the victim, Bagus Hermadi (24) from Nganjuk, East Java, lived in a boarding house on Jalan Kalijaran, Sambikerep District.

"It happened at around 23.15 WIB on August 19, 2021. The victim who was riding with his friend riding a motorbike was grabbed by a group of perpetrators who were riding with each other using three motorbikes," he said during a press conference in Surabaya, reported by Antara, Monday, August 24.

Based on the results of the crime scene and police investigations, the victim Bagus Hermadi died instantly at the scene.

Five perpetrators have been arrested, each with the initials By, Km, Jk, St and Nr.

According to Yusep, the five perpetrators were all residents of Surabaya City who came from various villages, aged 20 to 50 years.

Of the five perpetrators, the police confiscated evidence in the form of sharp weapons such as swords, knives and bayonets.

"There is another perpetrator who is still at large and we have set him on the wanted list or DPO," he said.

Yusep confirmed that the murdered victim was a warrior from one of the pencak silat hermitages, but he emphasized that the motive for the killing had nothing to do with clashes between pencak silat hermitages.

"The motive was because the group of perpetrators was provoked by the victim who felt arrogant when crossing Jalan Raya Balongsari Tama Selatan Surabaya," he said. According to police investigations, the five arrested perpetrators admitted that they always carried sharp weapons everywhere.

"The perpetrators are also not from a gang group. Because they do not live in the same village. The jobs also vary, some are hair cutting, workshops and private employees. The perpetrators also do not know the victim," he said.

The perpetrators were charged with Article 340 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) and/or Article 338 of the Criminal Code and/or Article 351 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code, with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.