7 Members Of Genk Motor Acungkan Sajam Ugal-ugalan In Karangpawitan Garut With Student Status

Illustration of motorcycle gangs with student status. (Unsplash-Chang Dong)

The Garut Police have arrested members of the motorcycle gang who were reported to have made residents uneasy after a convoy of reckless weapons (sajam) and bottles on the streets of Karangpawitan District, Garut Regency, West Java (West Java).

"Currently they have been detained at the Garut Police Headquarters for follow-up," said Karangpawitan Police Chief (Kapolsek) Kompol Saifuddin Hamzah to reporters, in Garut, Tuesday, January 10, confiscated by Antara.

He said the arrests of a number of teenagers who were members of motorized delinquents began with their reckless actions on motorbikes on the highway, then videos of their actions spread across a number of people and social media.

The distribution of videos of their actions, said the police chief, encouraged his staff together with the Garut Police to conduct an investigation until they found their whereabouts in the Cibatu District area, Monday night, January 9.

"Several people have been arrested in the viral video in the Cibatu area, all of them are students," he added.

He conveyed that only seven people had been arrested based on what was in the video, and this was confirmed by other evidence.

Their action, he said, had disrupted public order and made the people of Garut restless, especially when they carried sharp weapons while riding motorbikes that endanger other road users.

"They disturb public order, thus making residents and other road users restless," said the police chief.

Chairman of the Garut Automotive Association (POG) Fuzia added that the motorcycle genk action had disturbed the public, so strict action must be taken immediately by the police.

He conveyed that the motorized delinquent group was not included in the POG organization, even though POG had identified their group whose actions were already widely known to many Garut people.

"We hope this is thoroughly investigated by the police, because this is very disturbing and makes people uncomfortable," he said.

Previously, a 39-second video showed the action of motorized delinquents driving their vehicles recklessly carrying objects such as sharp weapons, then bottles, passing through the Holy Roundabout area, Karangpawitan District.

Video of their action spread across a number of WhatsApp groups, and social media, making it news in a number of mass media.